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AI proliferation will have serious environmental costs

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INT

Recent breakthroughs in AI will intensify the digital economy’s environmental footprint

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 connectivity boost leaves social gaps intact

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INTERNATIONAL

COVID-19 lockdowns incentivised 783 million new users to come online during 2020-21

Data intensity of global internet traffic will rise

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INT

Demand for data-voluminous digital services has risen dramatically, partly due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Inflation slows growth in global mobile connectivity

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INT

Mobile internet connectivity continues to rise globally but inflation has slowed adoption rates

Africans will increase digital payment use

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AFRICA

Digital transactions are on the rise, even where internet access lags

Prospects for emerging economies in 2023

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PROSPECTS 2023

Emerging market and developing economies (EMDEs) face a cocktail of crises and global tensions will curb remedial action

Investing in people is key to a sustainable recovery

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INT

The pandemic has damaged human and social capital; both are key to economic prospects but under-recorded in GDP accounts

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

India will seek deeper economic ties with ASEAN

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INDIA-ASEAN

For Delhi, closer links with South-east Asia help to develop India’s north-east and counter Beijing’s regional influence