Analysis
When Export-Led Growth Outpaces Domestic Economic Recovery
China’s strong exports and industrial production are supporting economic growth, but weak retail demand and a prolonged property downturn reveal an uneven domestic recovery.
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Analysis
When Access to Technology Does Not Translate Into Economic Value
Access to AI tools does not automatically create economic value. Evidence from IFC, OECD and ILO highlights the role of processes, data, skills and organizational capability.
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When Economic Opportunities Expand Faster Than the Ability to Access Them
New technologies, markets and jobs can emerge faster than businesses and workers develop the skills, financing, infrastructure and connections needed to participate.
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When the Cost of Economic Adjustment Falls Unevenly Across Businesses
Shared economic shocks do not create equal business outcomes. Pricing power, liquidity, financing, supplier relationships and demand determine where adjustment costs fall.
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When Economic Resilience Depends on the Ability to Absorb Repeated Shocks
Economic continuity after repeated shocks does not necessarily mean that governments, businesses, households, and financial systems retain the same capacity to absorb the next disruption.
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When AI Investment Creates Trade Growth Before Productivity Gains Are Proven
AI-related equipment trade is growing rapidly, while the scale of economy-wide productivity gains remains to be demonstrated.
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When Public Debt Limits the Economic Choices Governments Can Make
Rising debt-service costs can narrow government choices before any fiscal crisis. An examination of refinancing, public revenue, investment needs and fiscal flexibility.
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When Inflation Turns Infrastructure Expansion Into a Financing Test
Strong AI infrastructure demand does not guarantee affordable financing. Inflation, higher bond yields and project carrying costs are testing which expansions can earn sufficient returns.
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When Stock Market Records Conceal Weakness Across the Wider Economy
Record stock-market levels can conceal weak participation beneath the index as gains concentrate among a relatively small group of large companies.
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When the Same Commodity Becomes Surplus in One Region and Scarce in Another
Heavy crude can accumulate in one region while buyers elsewhere face costly access, illustrating how logistics and processing constraints divide commodity markets.