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Sustained Growth In MENA Despite Turmoil
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.According to the IMF, the region is expected to enjoy 3.8% growth in GDP in 2025, up from 1.9% in 2024, while North Africa is projected to expand by 4% compared with 2.9% last year. The United Arab Emirates (UA
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E), Saudi Arabia, and Egypt—the region’s largest economies—are also expected to be its strongest performers, with projected GDP growth rates of 5.1%, 4.6%, and 4.1%, respectively, in 2025.
Why 2025 could be the year of the electric vehicle in developing countries
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De Jong says the shift to electric transport has a chance to transform cities around the world, helping them to reduce air pollution and rein in planet-warming greenhouse gases. We spoke with him about the society-altering potential of EVs and why he thinks 2025 is the year they finally start to go mainstream.
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How Smart Cities Are Transforming the Way We Live and Work
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As urban populations grow and technology advances, cities worldwide are adopting smart city innovations to enhance everyday life. A smart city integrates digital infrastructure, artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT), and sustainable solutions to improve urban efficiency, safety, and quality of life.
Geopolitics & Uncertainty: BCG on the Risks to Renewables
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Boston Consulting Group outlines the threats to sustainability coming from geopolitical instability, financial prioritisation & short-term thinking.
Corporate sustainability has been on an incredible trajectory, but could it be slowing down?
This is a question posed by Georg Kell, Founder of the UN’s Global Compact, Martin Reeves, Chair of the BCG Henderson Institute, and Helena Fox, Ambassador for the Institute.
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Artificial intelligence advances green solutions
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A news report from China Daily: Experts highlighted the role of artificial intelligence and digital technologies in accelerating green industrial upgrades and advancing global sustainable development at the 2025 Zhongguancun Forum.
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Key Developments in the MENA Region: The Week Ahead
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On the economic front, the region is closely watching the unfolding implications of the recent OPEC+ decision. Oil-exporting countries in the Gulf had their voluntary production cuts extended until the end of March 2025.
Notably, these measures are set to be gradually phased out beginning in April, which could provide upward pressure on oil supply and potentially support a modest recovery in regional GDP.
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Climate Activism and Civil Society Organizations
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as become a hot spot for worsening extreme heat, drought, and aridity conditions. Moreover, according to recent research, its climate is changing more rapidly and dramatically than ever before. As a result, the region is facing increasing dire habitability challenges such as water scarcity, food insecurity, and ecosystem disruptions, threatening the livelihoods of millions of people.
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Bringing Light and Hope to Djibouti and Yemen
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In Yemen and Djibouti, a focus on expanding energy access has enabled household connections that benefit close to 900,000 people in the two countries, of whom 420,837 are female. Electrification of public infrastructure, including critical facilities (health centers, schools and water infrastructure) and streetlights, has benefited more than 3.4 million people.
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‘Renewables are renewing economies’
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2025 marks a milestone: the tenth anniversary of the Paris Agreement and the deadline for countries to submit their updated Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), designed to keep the global goal alive of limiting temperature rise to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.
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