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This article analyzes, from a global development perspective, how AI financial analysis tools are reshaping the ESG data ecosystem, reducing information costs for cross-border investment, and driving the flow of sustainable capital toward the Global South.

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SDG 6Water access72%+4.1 pts
SDG 7Clean energy61%+7.8 pts
SDG 9Infrastructure48%+2.6 pts
SDG 13Climate finance39%-1.4 pts
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AI Financial Analysis Tools: Information Infrastructure Transformation for Global Development Finance and ESG Investment.

This article analyzes, from a global development perspective, how AI financial analysis tools are reshaping the ESG data ecosystem, reducing information costs for cross-border investment, and driving the flow of sustainable capital toward the Global South.

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