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Economies

OpenAI Foundation commits $250 million to help workers, economies navigate AI disruption

The non-profit that controls OpenAI will commit an initial $250 million for grants, partnerships and direct work aimed at helping workers and economies navigate the disruption caused by AI technology, it said on Wednesday.

27 May 2026-21:01
The battle for critical minerals: Why the fight over rare earths could shape the future global economy

For much of the 20th century, oil was the world’s most strategically important resource. Countries that controlled energy supplies often held enormous geopolitical and economic influence. Today, however, a new global competition is rapidly emerging around another group of resources that many experts believe could define the 21st century economy: critical minerals.

19 May 2026-23:21
From oil dependence to digital economies: How Central Asia is trying to build its technological future

For decades, the economies of Central Asia were largely shaped by oil, natural gas, mining, agriculture, and post Soviet industrial systems.

19 May 2026-22:45
Druzhba – a pipeline turned into a source of discord

23 Apr 2026-10:02
Why India’s economy is growing faster than China’s

For decades China dominated discussions about economic growth in Asia. Its rapid industrial expansion, massive infrastructure investments and export driven manufacturing transformed it into the world’s second largest economy.

11 Mar 2026-22:51
How India built the world’s largest digital payment system

Over the past decade, India has carried out one of the most ambitious financial technology transformations in modern history.

10 Mar 2026-21:45
Comparative analysis: Azerbaijan’s digital modernization and its position among post-Soviet economies

11 Dec 2025-10:50
How AI safety rules are transforming big tech competition

10 Dec 2025-16:01
How countries become offshore zones

01 Nov 2025-22:58
From builder to banker: How China became the world’s top creditor

Over the past two decades, China has become the world’s largest bilateral lender, reshaping the global financial order. Through massive infrastructure financing programs—especially under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)—Beijing has extended loans worth hundreds of billions of dollars to developing and emerging economies. For many nations, these loans have fueled rapid infrastructure development: railways, highways, ports, energy plants, telecom networks. Yet they have also created substantial fiscal burdens and new geopolitical dependencies.

29 Sep 2025-08:40