Long-term challenges such as the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, and delivering the Paris Climate Agreement should not be overlooked in efforts to achieve short-term objecti...

Klaus Schwab · Project Syndicate 17 Oct 2019

Geopolitics

How intellectual breakdown has led to political turmoil

At the root of growing discontent in the West lies a clear problem: the international capitalist model has stopped functioning as it should, argues Jim O’Neill of Chatham House

Chatham House 12 Oct 2019

Global Economic Imbalances

Singapore crowned world's most open and competitive economy

Great roads and airports are among the factors that have propelled Singapore to the top spot in the latest Global Competitiveness Report – let’s look at some others.

Emma Charlton 11 Oct 2019

ASEAN

We’ve entered the Asian Century and there is no turning back

Research conducted by the McKinsey Global Institute shows the extent to which the global center of gravity is shifting towards Asia.

Jonathan Woetzel and Jeongmin Seong · Project Syndicate 11 Oct 2019

Workforce and Employment

These are the world's 10 most competitive economies in 2019

Singapore tops the World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Index. Here’s the top 10.

Thierry Geiger and Roberto Crotti 09 Oct 2019

Future of Economic Progress

5 trends in the global economy – and their implications for economic policymakers

Greener, more inclusive economies are within our reach, we just need visionary leadership to guide us. Read key findings from the Global Competitiveness Report 2019

Klaus Schwab and Saadia Zahidi 09 Oct 2019

India

5 things that happened at #ies19

These are five key talking points from the World Economic Forum's India Economic Summit 2019.

04 Oct 2019

Migration

A visual guide to remittances, the lifeblood of developing economies

People working abroad sent more money home to low- and middle-income countries in 2018 than ever before, and the biggest individual chunk went to India: a total of $79 billion, equal to n...

John Letzing and Andrew Berkley 04 Oct 2019

Russian Federation

Q&A: What is the strategy behind Russia’s turn to the East?

To explore Russia's strategy of developing closer ties with countries to its east, the World Economic Forum spoke to Yaroslav Lisovolik, Programme Director at the Valdai Discussion Club

Yaroslav Lissovolik · Valdai Discussion Club 19 Sep 2019

Geo-economics

The $86 trillion world economy – in one chart

With the global economy in flux, which countries contribute the most to the world's $86 trillion GDP?

Jeff Desgardins and Jeff Desjardins · Visual Capitalist 10 Sep 2019

Africa

'This is Africa's century' - what we learned at the World Economic Forum in Cape Town 2019

A hard-won free-trade deal and a massive youth population - will these factors make this 'Africa's century'? And what about gender-based violence and the gig economy. Key moments from the...

Robin Pomeroy and Anna Bruce-Lockhart 06 Sep 2019

Geo-economics

How businesses can navigate a global economic slowdown

Sharp cost-cutting may not be enough to for companies to escape damage – it's about knowing where to cut costs

Simon Freakley 20 Aug 2019

Real Estate

This Danish bank is offering mortgages with a negative interest rate

Jyske Bank, Denmark's third-largest bank, said this week that customers would now be able to take out a 10-year fixed-rate mortgage with an interest rate of -0.5%.

Will Martin · Business Insider 15 Aug 2019

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Plato was right: we need more scientists at the heart of global governance

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