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Securing the future of fast payments: The open-source debate

Fast payments—also known as instant, real-time, immediate, or rapid payments—bring speed, efficiency and access to financial services worldwide by allowing…

1 year ago

The effects of the Middle East conflict on tourism in the MENA region

Tourism is a key economic driver in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region and has long served as…

1 year ago

Connecting 300 million people to electricity and building a resilient future in Africa

One of the resounding messages of the recent Mission 300 Africa Energy Summit was that closing the energy-access gap—for electricity…

1 year ago

Developing countries need a better strategy to accelerate rural development

Despite the advances of the modern era, the global economy remains strikingly lopsided when it comes to the welfare of…

1 year ago

The silent toll of extreme heat on child growth in Bangladesh

The Climate-Stunting Connection Bangladesh has made remarkable progress in reducing childhood stunting, bringing rates down from 42 percent in 2012…

1 year ago

OpenAI does not expect to be cash-flow positive until 2029, Bloomberg News reports

OpenAI is not expecting its cash flow to turn positive until 2029, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing a person…

1 year ago

Record 28 million people face acute hunger in conflict-ravaged Congo

Twenty-eight million people face acute hunger in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a record for the country, driven by an escalating…

1 year ago

How investors buy gold and what drives the market

Gold prices rose to a fresh all-time high on Thursday, bolstered by safe-haven inflows following U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement…

1 year ago

Trump orders elimination of ‘anti-American ideology’ from Smithsonian institutions

 President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered that "improper, divisive or anti-American ideology" be removed from the Smithsonian Institution, the vast…

1 year ago

Contracts in the reform of the EU electricity market

Fighting global warming requires huge investments in decarbonated energy generation. To address this challenge, the European authorities introduced a regulation…

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