Infrastructure
AI may take decades to lift economy-wide productivity
It took a generation for full electrification benefits to raise economy-wide productivity; the same may be true for AI
InternationalChina-Central Asia relations will deepen
China’s first in-person hosting of five Central Asian leaders will build its regional economic and geopolitical presence
ChinaChinese hacking exposes risk to Western infrastructure
Microsoft has reported on a major Chinese cyberespionage campaign targeting US infrastructure
United StatesMore renewable deployment is key to meet climate aims
The ecosystem around renewable deployment needs to accelerate by 2030 to get on track for climate goals
InternationalCongo will push gently to amend Chinese mining deals
The president wants to review a mining agreement with Chinese state-owned firms once hailed as the “deal of the century”
Congo-KinshasaShipping industry seems slow to turn to wind power
Designers are experimenting with new ways of capturing the free resource of wind power to propel decarbonised ships
InternationalDiplomatic balancing act gets harder for Philippines
Manila is attempting to balance its relations with China and key rivals to Beijing, most notably the United States
PhilippinesEast African dam plans face reform pressures
Many East African nations see hydroelectricity as central to their energy plans, but this model faces growing challenges
East Africa
