The sooner companies embrace the very innovations that are threatening their traditional businesses, the sooner they can be disrupters in their own markets.

Omar Abbosh 15 Sep 2018

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Emerging Multinationals

We can't abandon global cooperation, but it needs an update

Abandoning cooperative policies could make us repeat the mistakes of the past.

Vitor Gaspar, Sean Hagan, and Maurice Obstfeld · IMF Direct 10 Sep 2018

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Emerging Multinationals

Christine Lagarde: Why G20 finance ministers should take inspiration from Monet

G20 finance ministers meet in Buenos Aires to discuss the global economy and trade.

Christine Lagarde · IMF Blog 19 Jul 2018

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Future of Enterprise

11 countries where you're most likely to get a job in 2017

The ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey asked companies from 39 of 43 countries whether they anticipate increasing their headcounts.

Lianna Brinded · Business Insider 27 Mar 2017

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Emerging Multinationals

What do the BRICS mean for US leadership?

The recent downgrade of Brazil’s credit rating to junk status was followed by a raft of articles heralding the crumbling of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa). How...

Ana Palacio 01 Oct 2015

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Future of Economic Progress

How can Myanmar transition to a market-based economy?

How do you help a burgeoning democracy like Myanmar with its transition to a market-based economy after 50 years of isolation, poor infrastructure and limited capacity for reform? You do ...

Cecile Fruman 17 Sep 2015

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Digital Economy and Society

4 ways companies should disrupt themselves to succeed

Like many readers, I still vividly recall when Nokia was the dominant player in mobile phones, with over 40% of the market, and Apple was just a computer company. I remember when Amazon w...

Mohamed A. El-Erian 08 Apr 2015

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Emerging Multinationals

What do KPIs and fishing have in common?

As long as there have been fish, human beings have been fishing. Initially our efforts were probably pretty basic consisting of a net, a line and a stick! Over time we progressed to small...

Bernard Marr 02 Apr 2015

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Emerging Multinationals

How big data can make cities work for the poor

Every minute, dozens of people in East Asia move from the countryside to the city. The massive population shift is creating some of the world’s biggest mega-cities including Tokyo, Shangh...

Axel van Trotsenburg 02 Feb 2015

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Competitiveness Framework

What is the life expectancy of your company?

The average life span of today’s multinational, Fortune 500-size corporation is 40 to 50 years. For anyone in leadership at a corporation of any size, that should be a sobering statistic....

Mark Goodburn 24 Jan 2015