Industries in Depth

The world's most competitive economy and other top stories of the week

A woman tries on earphones and a headset used for virtual reality at the Venice Virtual Reality a competition during 74th Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, August 29, 2017.

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Adrian Monck

Welcome to the World Economic Forum’s weekly update, where we highlight the biggest stories on our radar.

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The $80 trillion world economy in a single chart.

How many productive years will you have? It may depend on your country.

These are the world’s most competitive economies. The top ten.

Is AI a threat to human rights? The impact on individual autonomy.

Military leadership. Some lessons for civilian leadership.

How to crack the coldest of cold cases. A family history website.

Strategy in a VUCA world. It needs adaptation, exploitation and action.

Anonymity has ended. If your cousins are in a DNA database, you probably are too.

US the world’s most competitive economy. Coverage of the Global Competitiveness Report. (Wall Street Journal)

The thriving Indian economy. An interview with Forum president Børge Brende. (DNA India)

US should do more to improve workers rights. An interview with the Forum‘s Saadia Zahidi. (CNBC)

The 25 best countries to be an entrepreneur. Spoiler: the US wins. (Business Insider)

Indian Prime Minister speaks at launch of new Forum Centre for the 4IR. (Hindustan Times)

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