Veronica Frisancho
July 23, 2026
The Cost of a More Fragmented Financial System
This video is part of: Centre for Financial and Monetary Systems
The global economy is fragmenting. And it could lead to a hit of $6 trillion to GDP worldwide.
Finance is becoming a tool of geopolitical competition - through tariffs, sanctions and restrictions on payments and investment.
The result is a system under pressure.
But the worst outcomes are still avoidable. If governments and businesses act together, the global economy can stay connected and keep working for everyone.
In this video, Matt Strahan, who leads on financial markets and public policy at the World Economic Forum, breaks down the forces driving fragmentation, the growing economic cost, and what governments and businesses can still do to protect the system - and the people who depend on it.
Read our new report, Deepening Divides: The Cost of a More Fragmented Financial System, here.
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