Small businesses and AI: Accelerating innovation and inclusion

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Highly confident, women entrepreneurs still face systemic barriers

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How data and AI can drive change: 4 ways forward

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Unlocking the power of small businesses to drive climate-smart inclusive growth

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Business travel, which used to represent $1.5 trillion a year (about 1.7% of world GDP) has slowed to a trickle. But in a new report based on anonymized and aggregated Mastercard data, researchers find that the economic impact will extend far beyond lost airline and hospitality jobs, because it will also lead to a substantial decline in the transfer of knowledge.

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What Would Happen if Business Travel Stopped?

Economic development

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Asia Pacific

Middle East & Africa

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Latin American & Caribbean

AI for social impact

Climate change

Data for good

Digital transformation

Financial health

Financial inclusion

Gender equity

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