The World Economic Forum

Commentary and analysis shaping our Global, Regional and Industry agendas

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Uncertainty over the British question, the $4 smartphone and why leftists move to the right

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International Security

This map reveals the full extent of ISIS’s cultural destruction

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Why haven't we cracked the inequality puzzle yet?

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Employment and Skills

Beware, Europe: this is no time for complacency

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Is it time to kill the $100 bill?

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Economics-global-issues

A timeline of the Cuban embargo

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2 audacious ideas that Google walked away from

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Teachers have a lesson for business leaders about how to improve their worst performers

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Global Health and Healthcare

Can we find a vaccine for Staph aureus?

Learn more about our events which work to shape the Global, Regional and Industry agendas

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World Economic Forum on Africa 2016

11-13 May 2016 Kigali, Rwanda

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World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2016

20-23 January 2016 Davos-Klosters, Switzerland

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National Strategy Day on India 2015

3-4 November 2015 New Delhi, India

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Summit on the Global Agenda 2015

25-27 October 2015 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Read our reports on the broad range of global issues we’re seeking to address

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Scaling Up Climate Action through Value Chain Mobilization

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Intelligent Assets: Unlocking the Circular Economy Potential

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World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2016: Mastering the Fourth Industrial Revolution

Learn about our activities tackling the most significant global challenges through public-private collaboration

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Shaping the Future of Digital Communications

Committed to improving the state of the world

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Careers

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Our Story

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Employment and Skills

Beware, Europe: this is no time for complacency

The European economy will continue its gradual recovery in 2016-17. Europe’s medium to long-term growth prospects, however, look decidedly mediocre. In a fast-changing global economy, Eur...

Daniel Gros 19 Feb 2016

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How much do financial markets matter?

Alex Edmans 17 Feb 2016

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14 must-read stories for the weekend

Adrian Monck 19 Feb 2016

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Cities and Urbanization

How fragile are our cities?

Robert Muggah 9 Feb 2016

The World Economic Forum, committed to improving the state of the world, is the International Organization for Public-Private Cooperation.

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Media Accreditation Opens for 26th World Economic Forum on Africa in Kigali, Rwanda

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On The Agenda

Global Agenda

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This map reveals the full extent of ISIS’s cultural destruction

Stéphanie Thomson 19 Feb 2016

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14 must-read stories for the weekend

Adrian Monck 19 Feb 2016

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How can developing countries stop their capital draining away?

Joseph E. Stiglitz 19 Feb 2016

Regional Agenda

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Beware, Europe: this is no time for complacency

Daniel Gros 19 Feb 2016

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A timeline of the Cuban embargo

José Santiago 19 Feb 2016

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Europe’s geopolitical wake-up call

Carl Bildt 18 Feb 2016

Industry Agenda

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8 reasons why the politics of oil have changed

Katinka Barysch 19 Feb 2016

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Did we just get a small step closer to curing cancer?

Stéphanie Thomson 18 Feb 2016

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Is sport waking up to homophobia?

Emma Luxton 17 Feb 2016

Featured: Europe View all

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Beware, Europe: this is no time for complacency

Daniel Gros 19 Feb 2016

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These are British Prime Minister David Cameron's key battles in Brussels

Alastair Macdonald 19 Feb 2016

Europe’s 10 fastest growing economies

Joe Myers 18 Feb 2016

Europe’s geopolitical wake-up call

Carl Bildt 18 Feb 2016

It's make or break time for Europe

Katinka Barysch 18 Feb 2016

What would Brexit look like?

Kylie MacLellan 18 Feb 2016

Could Europe tackle the refugee crisis with 'surge funding'?

George Soros 18 Feb 2016