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Differentiated approach aids emerging market assets

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INT

US GDP upgrades are fuelling price fears and a bond market sell-off, but investors are differentiating more between EMs

Pandemic response threatens climate funding shortfall

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INT

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

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

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

AI proliferation will have serious environmental costs

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INT

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

COVID-19 threatens long fiscal shadow for US states

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UNITED STATES

Due to COVID-19 business lockdowns, states’ projected tax incomes have fallen

Insufficient infrastructure risks dampening global GDP

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INT

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

COVID-19 crisis will test South African social fabric

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SOUTH AFRICA

The worsening COVID-19 outbreak is being exacerbated by poor capacity and alleged graft

Cities are at the forefront of global warming threats

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INT

As cities become hotter, the threats they face are rapidly increasing, particularly for those near the coasts