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GPT-3 AI language tool calls for cautious optimism

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INT

It required arguably the single largest computational effort for a machine learning model to date, and is it capable of producing text at times indistinguishable from the work of…

Brazil pension reform will tackle deficit, not growth

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BRAZIL

The government estimates that the reform will save 914.3 billion reais (231.3 billion dollars at the current exchange rate) over ten years. An additional 19.2 billion reais could…

Riyadh’s judicial reforms will help drive investments

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SAUDI ARABIA

Measures include a new civil code, the Civil Transactions Law, which came into effect in December 2023 and aims to provide comprehensive coverage of all aspects of contracts…

Climate adaptation action to strengthen globally

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INTERNATIONAL

This is likely to be the first indicator of a push to drive adaptation up the political agenda in 2024.

Military will obstruct economic reforms in Egypt

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EGYPT

These include publishing a strategy document on changing the state's role in the economy and placing the assets of five companies, two of them owned by the military, with the…

Kuwaiti anti-expat rhetoric could deter incomers

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KUWAIT

Anti-expatriate sentiment in Kuwait.

EU-Africa trade framework could scupper migration aims

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AFRICA/EU

EU-Africa trade talks.

AMLO policies may hit Mexico-EU trade and investment

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MEXICO/EU

An agreement in principle in 2018, to modernise a 2000 trade deal to deepen trade and investment, is yet to be implemented. At the same time, controversial energy reforms pushed…

Mexico is unlikely to become a lithium powerhouse

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MEXICO

Within 48 hours, Congress instead approved a plan to nationalise exploitation of lithium, prohibit new concessions and create a state-owned enterprise (SOE) to monopolise the…

Drones will aid emerging nations' economic development

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INTERNATIONAL

In developed markets, UAV consumers or hobbyist operators far outnumber commercial operators, but the usage differs in the developing world. In developing countries, the price of…