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China’s rural digitisation will pick up speed

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CHINA

It aims to raise the economic performance of agriculture as part of the broader push to national self-reliance and the improvement of services in rural areas. The upgrading of…

Biden will reform internet market as 5G expands

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UNITED STATES

The measures address the digital divide that the COVID-19 pandemic has further exposed. Among low-income and remote communities, commercial internet service can be slow and…

Demonetisation will dampen India’s 2017 GDP growth

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INDIA

Economic impact of demonetisation.

Egypt's sanitation plan hinges on funding and strategy

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EGYPT

Egypt's rual sanitation programme.

JNIM may expand in Burkina Faso's Centre-East region

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BURKINA FASO

This occurs as the jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso has escalated significantly. Government recruitment of communal militias in late 2022 has led to ethnic cleansing in some…

US-Colombian development plans face major difficulties

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COLOMBIA

The plan aims to increase US private investment in Colombia and promote development in rural areas that have seen a resurgence of violence. The US International Development…

The demographics of Egyptian dissent may be shifting

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EGYPT

Although small, the disturbances are significant, occurring in a climate where public opposition often results in a lengthy prison term, or even death. The unrest was bound up…

Tensions will increase in Dutch government

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NETHERLANDS

The party campaigned strongly against the government’s plans to halve nitrogen emissions by 2030. The four coalition parties -- Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), Christian…

COVID-19 may permanently alter long-term energy demand

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INTERNATIONAL

Policy responses to the global recession have the potential either to accelerate or retard the energy transition. Economic and social behavioural change as a result of forced…

India's digital labour platforms set for strong growth

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INDIA

This boom is expected to continue post-pandemic thanks to the country’s large mass of underemployed and unemployed workers -- especially youth workers with some education -- and…