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Stimulating skills is key to emerging markets growth

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INT

Human capital will become as key to low-to-mid-income countries as it is for high-income ones

African states struggle to exit resource trade trap

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AFRICA

The shale revolution has dented the United States' need for African oil, but China's demand remains strong

Water demands of AI will elicit rising scrutiny

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INT

Research into AI's ‘thirst’ for fresh water is proliferating

Land misuse will pose long-term security threats

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INTERNATIONAL

Food insecurity, natural disasters, poverty and population displacement could all worsen, exacerbating conflict risks

Beijing closes gap in South China Sea island race

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ASIA PACIFIC

China is constructing artificial islands on reefs in the disputed Spratly islands of the South China Sea

Vietnam’s oil industry has mixed outlook

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VIETNAM

The downstream sector is growing but the upstream sector faces Chinese pressure

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

Iran-Iraq-Turkey power and water woes will multiply

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IRAN/IRAQ/TURKEY

With shared rivers hit by mismanagement, drought and climate change, irrigation and hydroelectricity face new challenges

Coal use will be a source of global climate tensions

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INTERNATIONAL

The Glasgow Climate Pact is the first climate deal explicitly to address coal reduction, but that has been overshadowed

Emerging markets growing old faster than growing rich

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INT

Emerging markets are ageing at lower incomes than advanced markets, a policy challenge that will influence GDP prospects