The ninth edition of the Future Investment Initiative flagship conference (FII9), which concluded in Riyadh recently saw more than $50 billion in signed agreements and investment pledges. The deals spanned artificial intelligence, advanced technology, renewable energy and infrastructure.
About 87% of global investors plan to increase AI investments in the Global South within the next two years, with India, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East identified as most likely beneficiaries, a research report by the Future Investment Initiative (FII) Institute, in collaboration with Accenture, said.
