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How AI could split the world again if we don’t intervene
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AI is emerging as a new general-purpose technology with enormous transformative potential. It can expand opportunities and unlock breakthroughs in education, healthcare, and productivity.
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Key Themes Shaping the MENA Region in 2026
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In 2026, we expect the Middle East & North Africa (MENA) region to experience contrasting trends of growth and conflict instability. Here is the story . . .
10 positive economic outcomes for developing countries in 2025
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2025 was not a good year for emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs). It saw a new normal emerge of a world with slow growth, trade wars, overwhelming debt service burdens, collapsing aid, global warming, natural disasters, and conflict.
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With Chinese investment, Egypt turns to Solar Panel Manufacturing
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A new $210 million facility is being built in Egypt to produce 4 gigwatts of solar components annually.
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Can developing countries leapfrog fossil fuels?
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As global pressure mounts to move away from new fossil fuel development, the dilemma sharpens a long-running debate: Must poorer countries burn fossil fuels to prosper, or can they leapfrog straight to clean energy?
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The world’s largest rooftop solar installation
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The evidence would suggest that a myriad of energy-rich nations in the Middle East are fostering investments in astonishing new renewable energy projects amid calls to diversify the global energy market.
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New year as a time for unity, hospitality, and hope in the MENA
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As 2025 gave way to 2026, millions of people across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region and the wider Arab world marked the transition into a new calendar year in diverse and meaningful ways.
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MENA strengthens its role in global student mobility
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A recent report from Studyportals–British Council has identified the MENA region as one of the most dynamic and evolving players in global education. It measured “demand” using student search and engagement activity on its Studyportals platform . . .
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Mapped: The Most Populated Cities in the Middle East
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The Middle East is home to some of the world’s fastest-growing and most densely populated cities. Rapid population growth, rural-to-urban migration, and economic concentration have driven major cities to expand well beyond their historic cores.
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