Shaping the Future of Financial and Monetary Systems
Shaping the Future of Financial and Monetary Systems
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How can the global financial system reinforce its contribution to sustained economic growth and social development during a period of significant industry transformation?
- Our Platform builds a more efficient, resilient, inclusive and equitable financial system that protects customers, enables saving and investment for sustainable growth, while supporting the creation of jobs, enterprises and the broader multistakeholder community.
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The Future of Global Fintech
This research initiative, jointly launched by the World Economic Forum and the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) at the University of Cambridge Judge Business School, explores the future of global fintec...
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Longevity Economy: Financial Resilience for Every Generation
By 2030, 1 in 6 people in the world will be over the age of 60 – approximately 1.4 billion people. By 2050, that number will have increased to 2.1 billion people. In fact, people over the age of 80 will triple their n...
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Future of Capital Markets
The global financial system is undergoing several simultaneous transformations. Digitalization and democratizations are reshaping how capital markets operate. Both investors and corporate issuers have changing needs a...
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Biodiversity Finance - Internalize the Externality
Biodiversity loss represents an unprecedented systemic portfolio risk for investors as $44 trillion of economic value generation is moderately or highly dependent on nature and the services it provides. Furthermore, p...
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Creating Sustainable Value in Private Markets
As private equity assets have increased, so too has the industry's ability to affect change due to the structural advantages of the private equity governance model and a longer holding period. Further, just as large a...
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Technology, Innovation and Systemic Risk
As established and emerging technologies continue to reshape financial services at a rapid pace, inherently new potential systemic risks are emerging. In response, the Forum’s Future of Financial and Monetary Systems ...
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Financing the Transition to a Net Zero Future
In order to avert a catastrophic climate disaster, global clean energy investments of approximately $4-5 trillion are required annually by 2030 – a more than threefold increase from existing investment levels. Breakth...
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Global Coalition to Fight Financial Crime
Illicit proceeds from criminal activity are estimated to account for 2-5% of global GDP (around $2 trillion USD), yet less than 1% is ever seized or frozen by law enforcement agencies – the current anti money launderi...
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Promoting Global Financial Inclusion
This project aims to foster full access to, and use of, affordable financial services for the underserved through digital means. It will accomplish this through regional activities focusing on:Digital inclusion: Incre...
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Why longevity literacy is the secret to a prosperous longer life
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Can central bank digital currencies help stabilize global financial markets?
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Megatrends and their impact on the global investment landscape
Megatrends help us understand our rapidly changing world, discover how megatrends create opportunities and challenges and shape our present and future.
The public sector can't finance net zero alone. Here's how it can scale climate investment
Public sector funds may not be enough to finance decarbonization. But it can provide targeted support to address market failures and nurture public-private collaboration
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How 50 companies are empowering older workers
Including older workers is an untapped source for growth. People are living and working longer than ever before, with multiple generations often working side by side.
Principles for the appropriate use of customer data in financial services
The Forum has been working with banks, insurance firms, technology companies, consumer groups, trade unions, central bankers, regulators, law firms and religious groups to develop global ...
Enabling more efficient and secure cash-based humanitarian assistance
132 million people worldwide need humanitarian assistance. The World Economic Forum has facilitated the development of guidelines for safe and efficient cash payments to crisis-affected p...
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