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Economic Outlook For 2025 Weighed Down By Fragmentation, Debt And Political Uncertainty
Friday, 17 January 2025, 11:51 am | World Economic Forum
The global economy is set to face significant challenges in 2025, with 56% of chief economists surveyed expecting conditions to weaken, according to the latest Chief Economists Outlook from the World Economic Forum. More >>
Global Risks Report 2025: Conflict, Environment And Disinformation Top Threats
Thursday, 16 January 2025, 5:58 pm | World Economic Forum
Misinformation and disinformation remain top short-term risks for the second consecutive year, underlining their persistent threat to societal cohesion and governance by eroding trust and exacerbating divisions within and between nations. More >>
A Call For Collaboration In The Intelligent Age: World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2025
Wednesday, 15 January 2025, 10:43 am | World Economic Forum
"The Annual Meeting comes at a moment marked by a greater level of global uncertainty than we have seen in a generation, driven by geopolitical tensions, economic fragmentation and accelerating climate change,” said Børge Brende, President and CEO of the ... More >>
Growing Complexity In Cyberspace Primes Global Cybersecurity Outlook For 2025
Monday, 13 January 2025, 6:41 pm | World Economic Forum
Growing complexity further exacerbates cyber inequity, deepening the divide between developed and emerging economies, expanding sectoral disparities, and widening the gap between large and small organisations. More >>
Future Of Jobs Report 2025: 78 Million New Job Opportunities By 2030 But Urgent Upskilling Needed To Prepare Workforces
Wednesday, 8 January 2025, 1:53 pm | World Economic Forum
Drawing on data from over 1,000 companies, the report finds that the skills gap continues to be the most significant barrier to business transformation today, with nearly 40% of skills required on the job set to change and 63% of employers already citing ... More >>
Global Cooperation At A Crossroads: Possibility Amid Rising Geopolitical Uncertainty
Wednesday, 8 January 2025, 9:52 am | World Economic Forum
Released amid geopolitical, technological and sociopolitical upheaval, the Forum’s flagship annual report underscores the urgency of addressing shared challenges and offers leaders guidance on what cooperation can look like in a shifting world. More >>
Chief Economists Point To Stabilising Outlook But Warn On Debt And Political Polarisation
Sunday, 29 September 2024, 4:51 am | World Economic Forum
The report, based on a survey of leading chief economists, highlights that debt levels and fiscal challenges are placing significant pressure on economies worldwide leaving them vulnerable to future crises. More >>
World Economic Forum’s EDISON Alliance Impacts Over 1 Billion Lives, Accelerating Global Digital Inclusion
Friday, 27 September 2024, 7:39 pm | World Economic Forum
The Alliance's 300+ partner initiatives, including digital dispensaries in India, economy digitalization programmes in Rwanda and blended learning in Bangladesh, continue to shape a digitally equitable society. More >>
World Economic Forum Identifies Top 10 Emerging Technologies To Address Global Challenges
Thursday, 27 June 2024, 5:31 am | World Economic Forum
Organizations make better choices when they understand the factors shaping the future. The report identifies technologies poised to significantly influence societies and economies. More >>
Energy Transition Momentum Slowing Amid Rising Global Volatility, New Report Finds
Thursday, 20 June 2024, 8:54 pm | World Economic Forum
The 14th annual edition of the Forum’s report, Fostering Effective Energy Transition 2024, published in collaboration with Accenture, uses the Energy Transition Index (ETI) to benchmark 120 countries on the performance of their current energy systems. More >>
Applied AI And Cutting-edge Technology Start-ups Dominate This Year’s 100 New Members Of WEF’s Technology Pioneers
Wednesday, 12 June 2024, 7:53 pm | World Economic Forum
Motivated by recent breakthroughs in the field, this year’s cohort is harnessing AI and data to drive sustainability and more equitable decision-making in industries and governments. More >>
Parity For Women Remains Five Generations Away
Wednesday, 12 June 2024, 11:40 am | World Economic Forum
The Global Gender Gap Report 2024, published today, reveals that the world has closed 68.5% of the gender gap. However, at the current pace it will take another 134 years – equivalent to five generations – to achieve full gender parity. More >>
Tourism Is Back To Pre-Pandemic Levels, But Challenges Remain
Wednesday, 22 May 2024, 4:31 am | World Economic Forum
International tourist arrivals and the travel and tourism sector’s contribution to global GDP are expected to return to pre-pandemic levels this year, driven by the lifting of COVID-19-related travel restrictions and strong pent-up demand. More >>
World Economic Forum Convenes Special Meeting On Global Collaboration, Growth And Energy For Development
Sunday, 28 April 2024, 5:50 am | World Economic Forum
Building on the inaugural Growth Summit, held in Switzerland last year, the meeting will promote forward-thinking approaches to interconnected crises, while remaining realistic about shorter-term trade-offs. More >>
AI Governance Alliance Calls For Inclusive Access To Advanced Artificial Intelligence
Friday, 19 January 2024, 9:12 am | World Economic Forum
The AI Governance Alliance (AIGA) released today a series of three new reports on advanced artificial intelligence (AI). The papers focus on generative AI governance, unlocking its value and a framework for responsible AI development and deployment. ... More >>
Chief Economists Outlook: More Economic Uncertainty On The Horizon
Tuesday, 16 January 2024, 7:40 pm | World Economic Forum
More than half (56%) of chief economists expect the global economy to weaken in 2024, with seven in 10 saying pace of geoeconomic fragmentation will accelerate, according to the latest Chief Economists Outlook . Two-thirds said industrial policies ... More >>
World Economic Forum To Accelerate Multistakeholder Climate Action At COP28
Wednesday, 22 November 2023, 9:04 am | World Economic Forum
The World Economic Forum will convene heads of state, ministers, business leaders, philanthropy and civil society to advance climate action at the 28th Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (COP28) at the Expo City Dubai, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. ... More >>
At World Economic Forum: Schwab Foundation Awards Wiego As Social Innovator Of The Year 2023
Wednesday, 18 January 2023, 11:29 am | World Economic Forum
Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO) has been recognised at the World Economic Forum, winning the Social Innovator of the Year 2023 Award, at the Schwab Foundation Social Innovation Awards, for its leading work addressing ... More >>
World Leaders Pledge To Fight For Freedom And Values With History At A Turning Point
Friday, 27 May 2022, 6:25 pm | World Economic Forum
President Zelenskyy of Ukraine addressed the Annual Meeting, saying “the words ‘turning point’ have become more than just a rhetorical figure of speech”, urging that “values must matter” War deepens resolve for commitment to action ... More >>
World Economic Forum Unveils Virtual Global Collaboration Village As The Future Of Strong Public-Private Cooperation
Monday, 23 May 2022, 7:45 pm | World Economic Forum
The Forum today unveils a major initiative at the Annual Meeting 2022 in Davos to harness the power of the metaverse to grow and diversify participation in advancing the global public interest The Global Collaboration Village will leverage new technology ... More >>
