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Pandemic will worsen Latin American education outlook

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LATIN AMERICA

As of October 2020, only 13 countries in the region had fully reopened schools, UNICEF says. While in other parts of the world schools have gradually returned to in-classroom…

China’s demographic challenge may be manageable

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CHINA

The decline in the workforce as a share of the population will take a toll on economic output and put pressure on government finances.

GenAI will transform workplace tasks across industries

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INT

Using machine learning algorithms, these tools leverage vast online datasets to create new and unique outputs, such as images, text, videos or code, that appear to mimic human…

Brazilian nutrition policies have wide application

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BRAZIL/INT

Globally, undernutrition remains stubbornly high, even as overnutrition rises: an estimated 800 million people are calorie deficient and around 2 billion experience micronutrient…

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…

Cloud services face new scrutiny as industry matures

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INT

Its two key attributes -- flexible scale and access from anywhere -- make it a perfect fit for governments, non-profits and commercial firms needing to launch new services, and…

Impact investment is carrying firm momentum into 2021

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INTERNATIONAL

Government policies, demographic change and shifting businesses priorities are raising the profile of ESG issues and driving demand for investment. Furthermore, a growing number…

Technology delivers mixed development gains in Africa

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AFRICA

However, early hopes that digital technology would rapidly overcome the continent’s infrastructural weaknesses and enable governments to achieve 2030 UN Sustainable Development…

Fintech will transform South-east Asian microfinance

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SOUTH-EAST ASIA

This has put immense strain on these organisations, as well as exposing more borrowers to debt. Meanwhile, the region’s MFIs are coming under growing pressure to embrace new ways…

AI adoption in UK healthcare will be slower than hoped

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UNITED KINGDOM

Hopes of transforming NHS by rapidly deploying AI.