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world2 months ago

WHO Warns of Up to 40% Drop in Global Health Funding by 2025

The WHO has issued new guidance to help countries cope with severe cuts in external health funding, which threaten essential health services. The guidance emphasizes prioritizing health, protecting budgets, improving efficiency, and fostering global solidarity, with examples of countries taking proactive measures. It aims to support countries in transitioning towards sustainable, self-reliant health financing systems amidst projected aid reductions of up to 40% in 2025.

via World Health Organization (WHO)|
#funding-cuts#health-financing#health-systems
economics2 years ago

Navigating Market Pressures: The Fed's Battle Against Inflation and Investor Sentiment

The recent decline in US CPI inflation has led to a resurgence of the belief that inflation is transitory, putting pressure on the US Federal Reserve to pursue early and significant cuts in interest rates. However, this view is misleading and fails to consider the consequential changes caused by persistently high inflation over the past two years. The characterization of inflation as transitory should be viewed through a behavioral analysis rather than a narrow time lens. The risk is that the Fed, uncomfortable with the disconnect between its forward policy guidance and market pricing, may be pressured into actions that please markets in the short term but prove inconsistent with its mandate in the long term. It is important for both markets and policymakers to recognize the significant changes that have occurred and the lasting impact of inflation on the global economy and financial markets.

via Financial Times|
#economics#inflation#interest-rates
technology2 years ago

Vice President Harris Takes Action to Address AI Risks and Safeguard Democracy

Vice President Kamala Harris announces a series of new U.S. initiatives to advance the safe and responsible use of artificial intelligence (AI), including the establishment of the United States AI Safety Institute, the release of draft policy guidance on U.S. government use of AI, the endorsement of a political declaration on responsible military use of AI, a new funders initiative to advance AI in the public interest, and efforts to detect and block AI-driven fraudulent phone calls. The Biden-Harris Administration aims to uphold democratic values and interests, ensure transparency, privacy, accountability, and consumer protections, and collaborate with international partners to establish rules and norms for AI.

via The White House|
#artificial-intelligence#global-summit#policy-guidance