Artificial Intelligence's rapid adoption risks widening the global income gap. How can we foster an inclusive AI-powered future? WorldBank is crafting a🆕#AI playbook for development, focusing on digital infrastructure, local AI ecosystems & safeguards. wrld.bg/Qoay50S7Fha

2023 International Tax Competitiveness Index Top 5 Countries Estonia🇪🇪 Latvia🇱🇻 New Zealand🇳🇿 Switzerland🇨🇭 Czechia🇨🇿 Bottom 5 Countries Colombia🇨🇴 Italy🇮🇹 France🇫🇷 Chile🇨🇱 Portugal🇵🇹 Tax Foundation

Energy Inflation (%) Türkiye🇹🇷: 71.0 Colombia🇨🇴: 13.7 Chile🇨🇱: 13.3 Japan🇯🇵: 12.1 NZ🇳🇿: 9.2 Mexico🇲🇽: 7.8 Poland🇵🇱: 6.3 Australia🇦🇺: 5.6 Denmark🇩🇰: 3.7 Korea🇰🇷: 1.5 France🇫🇷: 0.4 Spain🇪🇸: -1.5 EU🇪🇺: -2.1 Canada🇨🇦: -4.7 Germany🇩🇪: -5.0 Italy🇮🇹: -6.1 USA🇺🇸: -6.3 UK🇬🇧: -13.2 OECD ➡️ Better Policies for Better Lives

Trust in Government (%) Finland🇫🇮: 77.5 Sweden🇸🇪: 68.8 Norway🇳🇴: 63.6 Denmark🇩🇰: 63.5 Germany🇩🇪: 60.8 CR🇨🇷: 60 Belgium🇧🇪: 57.2 Mexico🇲🇽: 52.9 NZ🇳🇿: 51.4 Canada🇨🇦: 50.7 Australia🇦🇺: 49.9 Japan🇯🇵: 43.1 Poland🇵🇱: 34.2 USA🇺🇸: 31 Colombia🇨🇴: 29.7 Chile🇨🇱: 28.7 Greece🇬🇷: 25.6 OECD ➡️ Better Policies for Better Lives

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Income Inequality (Gini Index, 2021-2023) Colombia🇨🇴: 54.8 Brazil🇧🇷: 52.0 Zambia🇿🇲: 51.5 Panama🇵🇦: 48.9 Costa Rica🇨🇷: 47.2 Ecuador🇪🇨: 45.5 Paraguay🇵🇾: 45.1 Türkiye🇹🇷: 44.4 Mexico🇲🇽: 43.5 Central African Rep.🇨🇫: 43.0 Chile🇨🇱: 43.0 Cameroon🇨🇲: 42.2 Bolivia🇧🇴: 40.9 Argentina🇦🇷:

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Inflation Rate (%) Türkiye🇹🇷: 42.1 Hungary🇭🇺: 5.5 Colombia🇨🇴: 5.2 Chile🇨🇱: 4.9 Japan🇯🇵: 4.0 UK🇬🇧: 3.9 Mexico🇲🇽: 3.6 US🇺🇸: 3.0 Spain🇪🇸: 2.9 Australia🇦🇺: 2.4 Germany🇩🇪: 2.3 Korea🇰🇷: 2.2 Canada🇨🇦: 1.9 France🇫🇷: 1.6 Italy🇮🇹: 1.5 Sweden🇸🇪: 0.9 Finland🇫🇮: 0.7 Switzerland🇨🇭: 0.4 OECD ➡️ Better Policies for Better Lives

Income Inequality (Gini Index, 2021-2023) Colombia🇨🇴: 54.8 Brazil🇧🇷: 52.0 Zambia🇿🇲: 51.5 Panama🇵🇦: 48.9 Costa Rica🇨🇷: 47.2 Ecuador🇪🇨: 45.5 Paraguay🇵🇾: 45.1 Türkiye🇹🇷: 44.4 Mexico🇲🇽: 43.5 CAR🇨🇫: 43.0 Chile🇨🇱: 43.0 Cameroon🇨🇲: 42.2 USA🇺🇸: 41.3 Bolivia🇧🇴: 40.9 Argentina🇦🇷: 40.7

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All around the world, walking & cycling are essential. In Africa, 78% of the population rely on their own feet or on bicycles to access essential services. That amounts to more than 1 bn people who spend 56 mins daily #walking or #cycling. wrld.bg/ijRB50TojN7 #transport

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Mobility is opportunity. From the She Drives Change toolkit to new global networks, countries are redesigning #transport so women can #travel safely and work freely. 🔗 wrld.bg/EAj850XwXsb

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