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AI hallucinations are not always overlooked. Sometimes employees recognize errors but use the information anyway. Research reveals how deadlines, performance targets, misplaced trust and weak accountability allow false AI content to enter workplace decisions.

#AI #GenerativeAI

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Beyond Empty Classrooms: Afghanistan’s Education Crisis Puts Its Economic Future on the Line
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Can Nepal’s Jobs and Care Agenda Deliver Stronger Businesses and More Secure Family Incomes?
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The Gambia Targets Project Delays to Turn AfDB Investments Into Gains for Traders and Consumers
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Conflict threatens more than banking access. Research across 33 Sub-Saharan African countries links rising violence to reduced remittances, borrowing and financial transfers. Having a bank account doesn't guarantee access to money when it is needed most.

#FinancialInclusion

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South Asia has 1.17 billion working-age people, but its demographic advantage is fading. With only 60% employed, 88% of workers in informal jobs and rapid population aging ahead, the region faces a narrowing window to turn its workforce into lasting economic prosperity.

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Northern Railway Turns to Piped Gas as Traders and Consumers Await Proof of Real Cost Savings
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The Gender Gap in Green Growth: UNDP Reveals Why Women Must Lead the Fight Against Pollution
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Does rising credit always signal a stronger financial system? Research from South Africa reveals how inflation, trade openness and climate conditions interact with financial development, raising questions about economic resilience and the risks hidden behind credit growth.

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More climate finance does not necessarily mean economic transformation. Research covering developing economies finds no robust evidence that climate funding translates into broad technological progress or labor-market restructuring.

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India recognises gig workers, but women remain excluded from key labour protections. Research reveals gaps in maternity benefits, harassment safeguards and algorithmic accountability, raising serious questions about gender equality in the platform economy.

#GigEconomy

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Rising heat is already cutting working hours and productivity in Sri Lanka and the Maldives. ILO studies warn that annual GDP losses could reach $26.6 billion by 2040, with lost working time equivalent to 147,000 full-time jobs.

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El Niño-driven rains are raising the threat of Rift Valley fever across Eastern Africa. Six countries face high risks as flooding expands mosquito breeding grounds, threatening livestock and human health. FAO and IGAD urge stronger surveillance and preparedness.
#ElNino

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Africa’s Urban Jobs Challenge: Why Better Transport and Housing Could Unlock Economic Growth
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Can Ethiopia’s €40 Million SME Partnership Turn Longer-Term Credit Into Wider Economic Gains?
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New research suggests that the relationship between global integration and economic stability is far more complex than the familiar debate over globalization and self-reliance.
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Sri Lanka launches a $665 million AgriConnect plan to link 900,000 farmers with higher-value markets by 2030. Backed by the World Bank and IFAD, the initiative targets agricultural exports, rural jobs and food security. Can investment deliver lasting gains?

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252 million hectares under restoration across 149 countries. Over 1 million green jobs created.

But rivers and oceans are lagging, and annual restoration funding must rise to $296 billion by 2030.

Can the world turn nature's comeback into lasting recovery?

#ClimateAction

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Artificial intelligence is entering environments where a wrong decision can compromise critical infrastructure, disrupt essential operations or endanger human lives.
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New research suggests that Latin America's progress toward separating prosperity from rising energy demand remains statistically uncertain, raising questions about how governments measure sustainable development.
https://t.co/jZcuKIR2u5