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When AI Saves Global Trade: 42% Growth in Exchanges Despite Record Tariffs
Global commercial exchanges reach $4.18 trillion in 2025, a 21.9% increase driven to 42% by artificial intelligence-related goods. This technological dynamic compensates for customs tariffs that climb to their highest level since 1990. AI becomes the unexpected buffer against geopolitical tensions,
AI Redraws the Banking Map: 83% of Lenders Increase Their Budgets to Reach 1.4 Billion Excluded
83% of financial institutions plan to increase their generative artificial intelligence budgets in 2026, with 41% anticipating increases exceeding 5%. This technological acceleration coincides with the emergence of structuring regulatory frameworks that are transforming the global financial ecosyste
The conversations that change votes: the troubling effectiveness of political chatbots
10 percentage points. That's the persuasion gap that AI chatbots create compared to traditional political advertising. Two studies published simultaneously in Nature and Science reveal effectiveness four times greater than television spots and social media messages. This mutation in electoral in
AI Becomes the Backbone of Renewable Energy
65% of companies in the sector now rely on predictive maintenance to stabilize their installations. According to the French Court of Auditors (March 2024 report), renewable energy support contracts represented a cumulative cost of 26.3 billion euros between 2016 and 2024, illustrating the scale of p
Southeast Asia prepares for the challenge of the century: caring for its millions of seniors with artificial intelligence
ASEAN is facing a major demographic transformation, with an aging population rapidly growing toward the projected 127 million citizens aged 60 and over by 2035. This unprecedented demographic transition is pushing the region toward a technological revolution: that of smart medical devices, driven by
The lithium triangle faces the dragon: can Latin America capture 80,000 tonnes of value?
Global lithium demand is expected to grow by 13.5% in 2026, reaching 1.48 million tonnes of lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE), but supply will not keep pace: a deficit of 80,000 tonnes is looming according to Morgan Stanley projections. This anticipated shortage is reshaping the geopolitics of crit
M72/AS01E: The First Anti-Tuberculosis Vaccine in a Century Faces Trial with 20,000 Participants
In South Africa, 26,000 people contract tuberculosis each year, representing 440 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. This figure places the country among the most affected worldwide by a disease that kills 1.3 million people annually. Yet the reference vaccine, BCG, dates from 1921 and only protects adul
The first highway code for international oceans
Sixty countries ratified the marine biodiversity conservation treaty in September 2025, which enters into force on January 17, 2026. This text covers international oceanic zones for the first time, representing 30% of the world's ocean surface. A territory as large as Africa now subject to internati
Indian tech bets on women: 35% in innovation centers versus 22% in Europe
1.92 million women currently work in Indian tech. By 2027, they will represent 35% of the workforce in Global Capability Centers (GCCs), these innovation centers that multinationals are massively establishing on the subcontinent. Europe, meanwhile, stagnates at 22% female participation in the techno
India Faces Educational Paradox: 40% Graduate Unemployment Despite 28% Tertiary Enrollment Rate
India has succeeded in its quantitative educational ambitions. With a 28% tertiary education enrollment rate, it matches international standards and trains massive cohorts of graduates each year. Yet 40% of young graduates aged 15 to 25 remain unemployed, revealing a structural gap between education
Ten British universities set up in Southeast Asia: the new geography of higher education
Ten British universities are opening transnational campuses in Southeast Asia as part of the ASEAN-UK 'Common Space' programme, an initiative supported by several British funding programmes including £30 million (SAGE programme 2023-2028), £25 million (Economic Integration), and £40 million (Green T
China unlocks billions to catch up with the West: sectors (finally) opening up to Europeans
China's 15th five-year plan provides for an average annual increase of at least 7% in R&D spending over the 2026-2030 period. The Chinese government places technological self-sufficiency at the center of its economic strategy, with the goal of bringing the added value of basic digital industries to
Singapore triples its carbon tax: Asia tests a price of S$45/tonne that transforms industrial competitiveness
S$45 per tonne of CO2. In 2026, the city-state will raise its carbon pricing to this level, an 80% increase from the S$25/tCO2e of 2024. This progression places Singapore among the jurisdictions with the highest carbon prices in Asia, testing at full scale the capacity of an export economy to mainta
24 social innovators transform local challenges into global solutions
24 finalists from 18 organizations, spread across 16 countries on 5 continents: the 2026 Schwab Awards selection from the Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship reveals a geography of innovation that challenges preconceptions. The World Economic Forum has just announced this list that outlines the c
Safe drinking water gains ground: how the world accelerates its catch-up
961 million people gained access to safely managed drinking water between 2015 and 2024. This notable progress increased global coverage from 68% to 74%, relegating to the background the dramatic figure of 2.1 billion individuals still deprived of safe water. Analysis of winning strategies reveals c
The Global Political Divide: How to Escape the Era of Polarization?
Introduction Liberal democracy is going through a profound crisis. According to the 2025 report from the V-Dem Institute (Varieties of Democracy), based at the University
The AI Divide: SMEs Caught Between Labor Shortages and Skills Gaps
Artificial intelligence (AI) is emerging as a double-edged sword in the labor market. On one hand, 40% of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are adopting
AI Propels the Robotics Market to $30 Billion in 2026: Industry 4.0 Faces the Skills Gap
The global industrial robotics market is set to cross the threshold of $30.71 billion in 2026, up from $26.98 billion in 2025, and
Power and Progress: Our Thousand-Year Struggle Over Technology and Prosperity
Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson, Pearson France, November 2024, 632 pages, 29.90 euros. Translated from English by Christophe Jaquet. Original title: Power and Progress:
Facing 44°C Heatwaves, Bilbao Deploys 131 Climate Shelters: An Urban Resilience Model for 96% of its Population
In August 2023, the city of Bilbao, the economic capital of Spain's Basque Country, experienced an unprecedented heatwave, with temperatures reaching a record
Finance Against Nature: How $7 Trillion in Capital Destroys Biodiversity Each Year
Each year, nearly $7 trillion in public and private capital supports activities that destroy ecosystems, completely overshadowing the sums allocated to nature protection. A report
Stablecoin Market Cap to Reach $4 Trillion in 2025: A Shockwave for Global Finance
The total valuation of stablecoins, these crypto-assets designed to maintain parity with fiat currencies, is expected to reach $4 trillion in 2025. This explosive growth,
Europe’s Digital Shield Rises: How the DSA Is Moving from Words to Action Against TikTok and Shein
The European Commission launched two formal procedures in February 2026 that mark a turning point in the implementation of the Digital Services Act (DSA), the
The French Social and Solidarity Economy: A €488 Billion Giant Facing the Financing Wall
The social and solidarity economy (SSE) in France represents a major economic sector, generating a turnover of €487.7 billion and employing 2.59 million