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Climate change will hit Middle East/North Africa hard

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MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA

The region is particularly vulnerable to climate change in terms of rising sea levels, water and food security, desertification, extreme weather events and socio-economic impacts…

Industry robots will lift productivity and inequality

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INT

In 2021, the last year for which data are available, a record 517,000 robots were installed in manufacturing facilities globally. A new study focusing on the United States finds…

Cleaner GDP as nations grow helps to cut CO2 emissions

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INTERNATIONAL

The energy intensity of production declines as economies become more prosperous, and since 2000 emissions from energy production have fallen. The extent to which these trends will…

Morocco will struggle to lift growth rates

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MOROCCO

This is below the medium-term target of average annual real GDP growth of 6%, with economic performance largely affected by poor agricultural harvests. There was a modest recovery…

Turkey plans for competitive industries, lower imports

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TURKEY

Development plans define what constitutes mainstream social and economic policy in Ankara. This plan lays out the intentions of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Justice and…