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Insufficient infrastructure risks dampening global GDP

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The world needs to spend almost 100 trillion dollars on infrastructure by 2040, equivalent to five times US GDP

Recession risks wider internet infrastructure gap

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Development actors want governments to make the internet more affordable, accessible and reliable; progress is uneven

Cloud cybersecurity will draw tighter scrutiny

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The reliance of public and private organisations on cloud infrastructure is rising

Cyber threats drive global technological decoupling

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5G relies heavily on software and will be the core underlying infrastructure for all future digital activities

Pandemic response threatens climate funding shortfall

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Low- and middle-income states must spend more than 1% of GDP a year on environmental protection but budgets may narrow

Investing in people is key to a sustainable recovery

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

Space junk threatens national security

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Critical national infrastructure is exposed to vast clouds of metal fragments circling the Earth at the speed of bullets

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

COVID connectivity boost leaves social gaps intact

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

‘Green’ tech will power industrial commodity prices

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Demand will surge for the minerals for low-carbon technologies, but supply is concentrated and will lag, raising prices