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Internet costs impede digital inclusion

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INTERNATIONAL

Internet costs have fallen across the 55 low and middle-income countries that are home to 6.4 billion people

COVID-19 crisis complicates nations’ climate financing

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INT

Leaders will consider how to fund and reduce the costs of climate change with COVID-19 crisis costs still looming large

Gender gaps create new costs for corporates

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INT

Corporates are under pressure to improve gender parity but progress is slow

Geoeconomic fragmentation will reduce long-term growth

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INT

Several studies estimate the global cost of geoeconomic confrontation, which is newly in the top three WEF global risks

International fossil fuel subsidies will weigh heavily

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INT

In 2022, direct and indirect fossil fuel subsidies cost USD7tn (7.1% of global GDP)

Zimbabwe faces worsening interlocked crises

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ZIMBABWE

Zimbabweans face acute economic and social pressures as the impact of drought and rising living costs take hold

African electricity access growth will miss SDG target

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AFRICA

Low electricity access inhibits economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa

Rising inequalities will increase climate change costs

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INT

Carbon emissions inequality between and within nations fuels internal and multilateral debates about climate funding

Western Europe’s inflation struggles will persist

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WESTERN EUROPE

Energy prices have eased but inflationary pressures are afflicting a broader range of goods and services

Federal disaster help is crucial but costs are rising

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UNITED STATES

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) delivers federal disaster assistance and often needs supplemental funding