The World Economic Forum announces its Young Global Leaders class of 2020 - influential people from around the world who committed to making the world a better place.

Mariah Levin 11 Mar 2020

Africa

How Jack Ma sees a thriving future of entrepreneurship in Africa

African entrepreneurs will drive the digital economy and unicorn startups. Here's how Jack Ma and Alibaba are identifying and supporting them.

James da Costa 02 Mar 2020

Entrepreneurship

This video game lets you step inside the shoes of a refugee

Lual Mayen, a refugee who fled South Sudan's civil war and learned to code in a refugee camp, has created a video game of his struggle. He hopes it will raise awareness among young people...

Vanessa Johnston · Reuters 28 Feb 2020

Western Balkans

This is how the Western Balkans will become more innovative

Scaling up existing pilots, collaborating across sectors, and cooperating with leading research institutions are among the steps required to drive growth.

Martina Larkin and Attilio Di Battista 27 Feb 2020

Global Economic Imbalances

How communism has impacted entrepreneurship in Europe

Former Communist Party networks continue to affect business practices in Central and Eastern Europe today, according to a new study.

Artjoms Ivlevs, Milena Nikolova, and Olga Popova · VoxEU 24 Feb 2020

Middle East and North Africa

Six ways to cut through the Middle East’s geopolitical fog

These six transformations in technology, climate and economic and social systems could help Middle Eastern countries unite to create jobs and prosperity.

Mirek Dušek, Rania Al-Mashat, and Alain Bejjani 31 Jan 2020

Entrepreneurship

A new global platform to unleash entrepreneurs on the world's toughest problems

What if we could tap into the network effect to unite the world's brightest entrepreneurs with the clout of the World Economic Forum?

Sean Fleming 21 Jan 2020

Retail, Consumer Goods and Lifestyle

E-commerce is globalization’s shot at equality

Thanks to the internet, more women are benefitting from global trade.

Henadi Al-Saleh 19 Jan 2020

Entrepreneurship

The entrepreneurial muscle: why business pioneers start young

Childhood experiences of success and struggle mould entrepreneurial instincts for a lifetime.

Bozhanka Vitanova 19 Jan 2020

European Union

Europe can be at the heart of tech with purpose

Compared to their US and Asian peers, European start-ups are standing out for their socially progressive ambitions.

Tom Wehmeier 09 Jan 2020

Creative Economy

Why your first ideas probably aren't your best

A study by Stanford University Graduate School of Business shows that a realistic first idea might not be as creative as an abstract second one.

Dylan Walsh · Futurity 02 Jan 2020

Gender Parity

The geography of gender: where women work, economies grow

New global research shows surprising results for the highest rates of women business owners – but how can we move even further forward?

Ann Cairns 19 Dec 2019

Entrepreneurship

How to give start-ups a head-start

Do you dream of being an entrepreneur, but aren't sure where or how to educate yourself? Perhaps you don't live in a global start-up hub? Here's some advice on how to get off the ground

Rapelang Rabana and Tony Pan 22 Nov 2019

Entrepreneurship

These are the mental health struggles of a social entrepreneur

The juggling act between making a profit and tackling societal problems is taking its toll on business leaders' mental health.

Sarah Shearman and Belinda Goldsmith · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 12 Nov 2019

European Union

From start-up to scale: This is how governments can accelerate innovation and build inclusive economies

Scaling up breakthrough innovations will be key to addressing some of the biggest challenges we face. Here’s how governments can help.

Charlotte Edmond 04 Nov 2019

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