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What's next for the global economy?
Conflict and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz have exacted a heavy toll; nearly nine in 10 of the chief economists we surveyed now expect global growth to weaken.
Providing a platform for leaders to shape inclusive, equitable economies and societies for all.
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Leading Voices
Understand the perspectives of leaders and change-makers in business, politics and civil society.
I am optimistic about AI's impact on jobs, particularly in emerging markets
Conversation with Jensen Huang, President and CEO of NVIDIA
Jensen Huang
Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer, NVIDIA Corporation
Our fate is in our hands… it is our responsibility and our freedom to shape it
Special Address by Friedrich Merz, Federal Chancellor of Germany
Friedrich Merz
Federal Chancellor of Germany, Federal Chancellery of Germany
You need to make mistakes to grow up, you need to lose games to win
Davos Kick-off for FIFA World Cup 2026
Alessandro Del Piero
Professional Football Player (1991-2014), International Federation of Association Football (FIFA)
Morocco stands at the crossroads of Europe, the Atlantic, and Africa
Conversation with Aziz Akhannouch, Head of Government, Kingdom of Morocco
Aziz Akhannouch
Head of Government, Kingdom of Morocco, Office of the Head of Government of Morocco
We should not underestimate our individual power to do good
Watch the Crystal Awards 2025
Diane von Furstenberg
Founder and Co-Chairwoman, Diane Von Furstenberg Studio
This is a positive note that emerging markets did well in the last few years
Emerging Economies amid Shocks
Gita Gopinath
Gregory and Ania Coffey Professor of Economics, Harvard University
All the ingredients for US will be the continuation of its strength
The Global Economic Outlook
Laurence D. Fink
Chair and CEO, BlackRock; Co-Chair, World Economic Forum, BlackRock
It is important that countries that are leading the race understand the risks and manage it
Watch the session The Dawn of Artificial General Intelligence
Yoshua Bengio
Full Professor, University of Montreal
Accessibility is key to the digital revolution
Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution
Satya Nadella
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Microsoft
Gender equality is the best chance against global challenges
Arts and Culture
Michelle Yeoh
Actress, Producer, United Nations Development Programme Goodwill Ambassador
Reassessing poverty with new patterns of trade
Centre for Regions, Trade and Geopolitics
Christine Lagarde
President, European Central Bank
Address climate, food, healthcare to eradicate poverty
Centre for Nature and Climate
Ajay S. Banga
President, World Bank Group
A re-shift of economy for equitable development and climate goals
Centre for the New Economy and Society
Jesper Brodin
Management Board Member, Ingka Group I IKEA
Stewarding the planet’s future for our future generations
Centre for Nature and Climate
Kristalina Georgieva
Managing Director, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Editors' picks
The Annual Meeting of the New Champions takes place every summer in China. Known as 'Summer Davos', the meeting focuses on entrepreneurship and innovation.
Empowering leaders to unlock the potential of frontier technologies and accelerate their inclusive and sustainable adoption.
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Unlocking Africa’s frontier markets
Africa, with 17% of the world's population and widely recognized for its competitive investment returns, represents one of the most significant untapped opportunities in global markets. FDI to the continent rose to $97 billion in 2024, around 6% of global flows, signalling growing investor confidence. Beyond these headline figures lies a vast frontier of underserved communities, purpose-driven businesses and entire local economies ready to scale up with the right support. The Humanitarian and Resilience Investing (HRI) Roadmap for Africa, developed by the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the World Economic Forum, aims to address this challenge by presenting a framework to foster partnerships between civil society, humanitarian and development organizations, governments and private sector companies to mobilize investment in Africa’s frontier markets. The roadmap will contribute to the HRI initiative's ambition, announced through a global call to action in 2023, to mobilize $10 billion of commercial and catalytic capital to enable 1,000 businesses to scale up in frontier markets by 2030. By 2027, AfDB and the HRI initiative aim to launch up to five country alliances, with the goal to iterate, refine and expand the approach in 10 markets by 2030.
Helping stakeholders navigate global and regional priorities in a complex geopolitical and geo-economic landscape.
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Centre for Energy and MaterialsDriving initiatives and coalitions to ensure that the energy transition is sustainable, secure, and equitable.
Centre for Financial and Monetary SystemsCreating a financial system that allocates capital to support planet, people, and communities.
Centre for Health and HealthcareIdentifying and scaling up solutions for more resilient, efficient, and equitable healthcare systems.
Centre for Nature and ClimateAccelerating net-zero climate action, regenerating food, water and ocean systems, and promoting circular economies.
Centre for Urban TransformationAdvancing public-private collaboration in cities for resilient, future-ready communities and economies.
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