The world no longer moves at a single pace. Digital infrastructure, the cloud and artificial intelligence deploy around robust power grids, tax incentives and stable cities, accelerating those already ahead. Everyone else receives the technological wave without the mechanisms to capture its value. We call this the Double Digital Speed.

The opportunity is clear: over the coming decade, the difference between a market that captures value and one that cedes it will not depend on whether it receives investment — it will — but on the quality of the intermediary negotiating between global capital and the local ecosystem.