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Alex Kozul-Wright

Lula faces numerous challenges as Brazil assumes G20 presidency - Al Jazeera

Lula faces numerous challenges as Brazil assumes G20 presidency - Al Jazeera

Lula faces numerous challenges as Brazil assumes G20 presidencyLula also takes over at a time of bitter internal divisions in the group, legacy of outgoing president Narendra Modi.Al JazeeraAlexander Kozul-Wright

Argentina's economy foundering on eve of general election - Al Jazeera

Argentina's economy foundering on eve of general election - Al Jazeera

Argentina’s economy foundering on eve of general electionWinner between Sérgio Massa and Javier Milei will have to deal with debt mountain, soaring inflation, worsening poverty.Al JazeeraAlexander Kozul-Wright

In the US, higher interest rates are forcing people to cut back - Al Jazeera

In the US, higher interest rates are forcing people to cut back - Al Jazeera

In the US, higher interest rates are forcing people to cut backAmericans are feeling pinch of high interest rates, forcing them to hold off purchases of homes, cars, even groceries.Al JazeeraAlexander Kozul-Wright

Automation and the Future of Work - Aaron Benavav, Verso Books (2020) & The AI Economy - Roger Bootle, John Murray Press (2019)

Automation and the Future of Work - Aaron Benavav, Verso Books (2020) & The AI Economy - Roger Bootle, John Murray Press (2019)

These books review a singular feature of modern economies – workers are competing with ever more advanced machines. Both authors also question the idea that technological unemployment can be addressed by a Universal Basic Income (UBI). The advent of Chat GPT sparked a media frenzy around two inter-related questions – does artificial

Is the US interest rate tightening cycle finally over? Al Jazeera

Is the US interest rate tightening cycle finally over? Al Jazeera

Is the US interest rate tightening cycle finally over?Even as US Fed raised its interest rates again on Wednesday, analysts are split if there will be another hike this year.Al JazeeraAlexander Kozul-Wright

Global shipping regulator underwhelms with new emissions targets - Al Jazeera

Global shipping regulator underwhelms with new emissions targets - Al Jazeera

Global shipping regulator underwhelms with new emissions targetsNew targets are to roll back emissions of freight ships that burn through millions of tonnes of dirty bunker fuel.Al JazeeraAlexander Kozul-Wright

Nauru prepares to mine deep sea in big climate controversy - Al Jazeera

Nauru prepares to mine deep sea in big climate controversy - Al Jazeera

Nauru prepares to mine deep seas in big climate controversyNauru sees rare earth metals as key to the green transition. But mining them could threaten vital marine ecosystems.Al JazeeraAlexander Kozul-Wright