Keywords: Productivity


Elon Musk says AI and robots are the only path to universal prosperity

Elon Musk has argued that artificial intelligence and robotics could provide the foundation for higher incomes worldwide, describing the technologies as the only viable route to what he called broad-based prosperity. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO made the claim in a post on X, where he argued that artificial......

Morocco records world's lowest automotive labor cost at $106 per vehicle

Morocco is strengthening its position in the global automotive industry as manufacturers increasingly reassess production costs, factory productivity and supply-chain locations. According to an Oliver Wyman analysis covering more than 250 vehicle assembly plants worldwide, Morocco recorded the lowest......

World Bank: Morocco could unlock major productivity gains through deeper digitalisation

Morocco has made visible progress in adopting digital technologies, but a substantial gap remains between having access to digital tools and using them intensively across business operations. A new World Bank assessment identifies this “incomplete digitalisation” as a significant constraint......

Africa’s Demographic Surge Tests the Limits of Economic Growth

Africa continues to expand economically despite a difficult global environment, but the latest assessment from the African Development Bank (AfDB) points to a growing disconnect between headline growth figures and the realities facing millions of people entering the labour market. The continent has......

Elon Musk says AI and robots are the only path to universal prosperity

Elon Musk has argued that artificial intelligence and robotics could provide the foundation for higher incomes worldwide, describing the technologies as the only viable route to what he called broad-based prosperity. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO made the claim in a post on X, where he argued that artificial......

Christine Lagarde believes in Europe's growth potential

Europe is not doomed to persistently low growth. This is the message conveyed by Christine Lagarde, who believes that the economies of the eurozone still have significant margins to enhance their development potential. For the President of the European Central Bank (ECB), improving productivity is one......

AI agents reshape the workplace as employees face a new professional reality

Artificial intelligence is entering a new phase in the workplace, moving beyond conventional software and chatbots toward systems capable of carrying out tasks, making decisions within defined parameters and monitoring the results of their actions. As these so-called AI agents become more sophisticated,......

South Korea: Artificial Intelligence Emerges as a Major Productivity Lever

South Korea confirms its status as a particularly advanced market in the adoption of artificial intelligence. According to a study reported on Thursday by the Yonhap agency, the use of AI tools in the country is 1.7 times higher than the global average, reflecting a rapid integration of these technologies......

Europe’s heatwaves expose a growing insurance gap for businesses

Europe’s increasingly frequent heatwaves are creating a financial challenge for businesses that traditional insurance policies often fail to cover, leaving companies to absorb losses caused by extreme temperatures. The problem is becoming more visible across sectors as prolonged periods of high......