Tag: economics
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The parallel evolution of two foundational commodities in a new economic layer. more ›
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In the world of online platforms there’s a well-known pattern called the 90-9-1 rule. It says that in most online spaces, 90% of people silently consume; 9% interact (liking or… more ›
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Brazil is piloting dWallet, a program that lets citizens earn money from their data, but experts warn it could deepen inequality. The project is administered by Dataprev, a state-owned company… more ›
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Private security work can be a brutal world of short-term contracts, exploitation, and under-regulation, where the imperative of profit is expected to trump collective notions of military brotherhood. Why then… more ›
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Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has long been the world’s main measure of economic success, rewarding activities that generate immediate financial returns. https://www.semafor.com/article/03/10/2025/how-to-value-africas-natural-wealth-in-global-finance more ›
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Remittance startups have injected new competition into a market long dominated by US giants like Western Union and MoneyGram. https://www.semafor.com/article/01/27/2025/remittance-startups-ride-africas-migration-wave more ›
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Ten p.m. arrives in Cairo’s Sayyida Zeinab neighborhood with the same dogged tenacity as it does anywhere else, but down the fluorescent shopping streets and in the sidewalk cafes, few… more ›