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Euro area cash use drops 28% (vol) as ECB eyes digital euro for privacy & sovereignty. Risk: non-EU payment dominance.
Thailand's data centers to triple capacity by 2027 with $6.5B investment, driven by AI demand. Tech giants like Google, Amazon, Microsoft investing.

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