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Will AI Close or Widen the Development Gap?

Shamika Sirimanne, Xiaolan Fu GENEVA/LONDON, APRIL 3 (PS): AI is often presented as the next peak of human innovation, owing to its potential to revolutionize industries, transform economies, and improve lives. But will AI truly benefit everyone, or will it deepen existing divides? The answer depends on how the technology

This UN Debt Initiative Is Different

The urgency of the current crisis cannot be overstated. Over half of the 68 countries eligible for the International Monetary

Why China’s Marriage Crisis Matters

Can China’s government resolve the contradiction between its economic ambitions and its demographic reality? Judging by its past efforts, no

Authoritarianism Is Turkey’s Biggest Economic Risk

Protests erupted across the country, from Istanbul and Ankara to İzmir, Konya, Diyarbakır, and beyond. For many of the millions

How Much “Weaponization” Can the Global Economy Take?

Meanwhile, in his 2013 book Treasury’s War, Juan Zarate, a former US deputy national security adviser, explained how financial networks

Central Banks Must Stem the Nature Crisis

A recent report from NatureFinance (of which I am CEO), the ECB, the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, and

A Defining Moment for Energy Security and Economic Prosperity

In the corridors of the SEforAll Forum, fossil-fuel executives read from their usual script, claiming that their products remain a

We have focused on increased Indian investment in Nepal’s hydropower…

In addition to investment in hydropower, efforts are also being accelerated to upgrade existing transmission lines and construct new ones,

Will AI Mean Higher Taxes?

They may have a point. At the turn of the twentieth century, agriculture accounted for 40% of the US workforce;

The Biofuel Sham Could Worsen Global Hunger and Inequality

One recent study projects that, if included in the IMO’s global fuel standard, biofuels could power up to 36% of