PUEAA

Al menos 40 personas han fallecido, 34 están heridas y 9 continúan desaparecidas en Corea del Sur a causa de unas lluvias torrenciales que han provocado grandes inundaciones y desprendimientos en el centro y sur del país, según las últimas cifras publicadas por el Ministerio del Interior

Bank of Japan tiptoes toward financial bedlam

ASIA TIMES

BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda is on the horns of a monetary policy dilemma that threatens to explode global markets

G20: Labour ministers resolve to address skill gaps globally

THE ECONOMIC TIMES

The labour ministers of G20 nations, on Friday, resolved to address skill gaps globally, provide adequate and sustainable social protection and decent work for gig and platform workers and work out policy options for sustainable financing of social protection

Anger boils over as Kenya’s cost of living protests shake the nation

CNN

A wave of deadly protests has hit Kenya as anger over tax hikes and the cost of living spilled into the streets

Vladimir Putin to skip summit in South Africa after arrest warrant

FINANCIAL TIMES

Russian president Vladimir Putin will skip next month’s summit of leaders from the Brics group of nations in South Africa, avoiding the possible spectacle of his arrest there on an International Criminal Court war crimes warrant

Brics nations considers new members ahead of summit

THE EAST AFRICAN

More than 40 countries have expressed interested in joining the Brics group of nations, South Africa's top diplomat in charge of relations with the bloc said on Thursday.

Artificial Intelligence Revolution in Africa: Economic Opportunities and Legal Challenges

POLICY CENTER FOR THE NEW SOUTH

Artificial intelligence (AI) is playing an increasingly important role in our daily lives. Having experienced considerable growth in recent years, artificial intelligence corresponds to technologies capable of processing hybrid sources, particularly unstructured data. Complex tasks are thus delegated to increasingly autonomous technological processes, capable of driving economic and social development. In current African society, AI is becoming more popular and seeking to cover all facets of human activity. The adoption and use of these modern technologies in the African context are currently low because of some emerging challenges. These difficulties may have a direct influence on African economic development. In this paper, we highlight the opportunities and challenges facing the adoption of AI technologies in Africa.

¿Riesgos deflacionarios en Asia?

EL ECONOMISTA

El 11 de julio de 2023, la Oficina Nacional de Estadísticas de China publicó el incremento de precios para el mes de junio, mostrando una lectura sin cambios respecto al año anterior. Llama la atención que el índice de precios al productor reveló su caída más grande desde el 2016, para ser probablemente el único país en el mundo con una política monetaria acomodaticia, esta es una dinámica interesante.