Raw material commodity prices expected to rise as demand recovers
This blog post is part of a special series based on the 2023 Commodity Market Outlook, a flagship report published by the World Bank. This series
Has extreme poverty been urbanized?
As we highlighted last week in a companion blog, countries vary considerably in how they define urban areas, which makes comparison of urbanization patterns across countries
Empowering Young Women in the Sahel: Key Insights from the SWEDD Project
Across the Sahel, young women are key contributors to the socio-economic development of their communities and countries. Empowered with access to better health services, schooling, economic
India’s Tata Capital plans to raise $750 mln in debut foreign funding next fiscal year
India’s Tata Capital is looking at overseas fundraising for the very first time and hopes to raise around $750 million via offshore bonds or loans
Toyota’s global output rises by 7% in January
Japan’s Toyota Motor said on Wednesday global vehicle production rose by 7% in January, marking a year-on-year increase for the 13th straight month as the automaker
Tesla aims to ship Roadster cars next year, Musk says
Tesla will aim to ship its Roadster electric sports car next year, the electric vehicle maker’s CEO Elon Musk said on Wednesday. “Tonight, we radically increased
Bitcoin eyes $60,000 in biggest monthly rally since late 2020
Bitcoin surged for a fifth day on Wednesday to near $60,000, buoyed by flows into new U.S. spot bitcoin exchange traded products that have driven
Microsoft announces principles to foster innovation, competition in AI
– Microsoft President Brad Smith on Monday announced a set of principles to foster innovation and competition in artificial intelligence in recognition of its role as
Micron starts mass production of its memory chips for use in Nvidia’s AI semiconductors
Micron Technology has started mass production of its high-bandwidth memory semiconductors for use in Nvidia’s latest chip for artificial intelligence, sending its shares up more than
Chipmaker Broadcom sells remote-access unit to KKR in $4 billion deal
Chipmaker Broadcom is selling its unit that allows users to access desktops and applications from any device to private-equity firm KKR in a deal valued at about
