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Advanced Manufacturing
Localized microfactories - the new face of globalized manufacturing
Smaller factories situated closer to their target markets can allow global companies to operate more nimbly and help democratize entrepreneurship.
Global Issue
Industry
Economy
4th Industrial Revolution
Global Issue
Industry
Economy
4th Industrial Revolution
Future of Enterprise
Africa
A new kind of company is revolutionising Africa's gig economy
Governments and development organizations have long sought to formalise Africa's informal economy - with limited results. Could a new breed of start-up, known as bridging companies, succe...
Supply Chain and Transport
3 ways to use digital identity systems in global supply chains
Systems for verifying digital identities remain fragmented and inefficient – here's our explainer of the different options available
Digital Economy and New Value Creation
AI-assisted recruitment is biased. Here’s how to make it more fair
Employers increasingly rely on algorithms to hire new staff, but these systems can replicate the biases of the humans who developed them.
Inclusive Growth Framework
The world’s next big growth challenge, according to a Nobel laureate
The key to sustained and continued poverty reduction will be growth in developing economies, argues Michael Spence.
Future of Media, Entertainment and Sport
This chart shows the 21st century rise of Apple
This is the story of Apple's rapid rise, in one chart.
Africa
Africa is creating one of the world's largest single markets. What does this mean for entrepreneurs?
The Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is set to launch on 30th May. If every African country joins, it’s expected to be one of the world’s largest single markets, accounting for...
Workforce and Employment
The business case for diversity in the workplace is now overwhelming
It's more than good optics. Research shows that diversity fosters innovation, improves the bottom line and even helps with recruitment.
Future of Enterprise
Why being efficient is bad for your creativity
Edward Tenner, distinguished scholar at the Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation at the Smithsonian, explains how too much efficiency can kill creativity and turn off...
Workforce and Employment
We need a reskilling revolution. Here's how to make it happen
More than half of all employees will need new job skills by 2022 - but only 30% received training in the past year. If we want to ensure inclusive growth, we need to invest in people.
Middle East and North Africa
The key to sustainable growth in MENA? Getting more women into work
The barriers holding MENA's women back from entering the workplace are costing the region a staggering $575 billion a year. To overcome them and unlock this dividend will require concerte...
Middle East and North Africa
The Middle East needs a technological revolution. Start-ups can lead the way
Data centres could be the Gulf’s new refineries. But the region must put the right support systems, regulations and access to funding in place, writes Khalid Rumaihi.
Middle East and North Africa
Poor access to finance is holding back businesses in MENA. This is how we can help them
Limited access to finance, a difficult business environment and a relatively low level of human capital are standing in the way of small- and medium-sized businesses in the MENA region. H...
Cybersecurity
4 ways to cyberproof your business during mergers & acquisitions
Cybersecurity can negatively affect a company's value at the most crucial time, so take a proactive approach to safeguarding it.
Education and Skills
In Tunisia, budding entrepreneurs can take a year off their job
The country’s new Startup Act offers some eye-catching incentives to boost entrepreneurship, including a one-year leave period for employees to set up a new business with the right to ret...