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They include Germany, whose problem is chronic underinvestment, and especially China whose surplus is the world’s largest.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
Energy analysts tend to blame years of underinvestment.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
Tencent’s cloud revenue has lagged behind rivals such as Alibaba and Bytedance due to underinvestment in GPUs to fulfill ever-rising demand from clients, they say.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
The co-authors wrote that there is a “systematic underinvestment in pro-worker AI,” a term for technology that makes human capabilities more valuable.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026
Economic growth remains marginal due to declining cotton production, underinvestment in phosphate mining, and strained relations with donors.
From The 2008 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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