Net gains to be had: Investing in digital infrastructure for our connected world

Chance to capitalise on tech boom cannot be ignored

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Investing in our digital infrastructure is crucial to driving our interconnected world, underpinning economic growth and sustainable development.

After a year of extraordinary challenges, investors have been reassessing their portfolios and their priorities. Low interest rate policies have become widespread and global dividends reportedly suffered their worst fall since 2009. At the same time, the appeal of backing resilient investment strategies, built to address large scale societal challenges has increased. Living in a digital age: Keeping up with the fast pace of technology One of the many challenges exposed and exacerbated by the pandemic has been the need to urgently invest in sustainable infrastructure. It is at the c...

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