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The World Bank has made a volte-face on industrial policy. Southeast Asian countries will need to consider the new policy, but calibrate it across vastly different national contexts.
Corporate Responsibility
AI access may not always be unlimited as ESG risks mount – are businesses ready?
Companies need to stress-test their plans to ensure business continuity in a disrupted world where access to Artificial Intelligence could be scarce or expensive.
As global risks rise, India and Nigeria show how energy security and growth depend on integrated, resilient, homegrown, digital, and scalable systems.
Policy & Finance
AI can propel women forward – or set them back further
AI will mostly benefit those already well positioned to leverage it – men. Businesses and governments cannot afford to overlook gender as they invest in talent policies for the AI age.
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Corporate Responsibility
Singapore's response to AI risks will fail unless businesses and investors follow
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Policy & Finance
Trump and Southeast Asia: When transactionalism undermines trust
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Policy & Finance
The AI we need for sustainable infrastructure
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Three reasons why China wants global green leadership after COP30
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Water
AI wants our water
16 September 2025
Carbon & Climate
Is China’s energy system ready for the AI boom?
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Financing for development must account for women
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India’s digital divide and the consequent welfare bias
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Manufacturing
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