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Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, 15 January 2024 – Global economic prospects remain subdued and fraught with uncertainty, according to the latest Chief Economists Outlook released today, as the global economy continues to grapple with headwinds from tight financial conditions, geopolitical rifts and rapid advances in generative artificial intelligence (AI). More than half of chief economists (56%) expect …
Geneva, Switzerland, 11 January 2024 – A new World Economic Forum report released today provides a snapshot of the multifaceted challenges facing the global cybersecurity landscape. While increased geopolitical tensions and economic instability continue to concern industry experts, the report spotlights widening cyber inequity and emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence, as key rising risks …
Tianjin, People’s Republic of China, 29 June 2023 – More than 1,500 leaders from around the world came together at this important juncture for the global economy to signal their shared interests in advancing dialogue, innovation and collaboration to revitalize growth. Gathering in Tianjin, People’s Republic of China, for the first in-person Annual Meeting of …
Tianjin, People’s Republic of China, 28 June 2023 – China, the world’s leading marine fishing producer, has formally accepted a historic trade agreement for ocean sustainability at the World Economic Forum’s 14th Annual Meeting of the New Champions. It will help bring into force a global deal struck a year ago by the World Trade Organization’s …
Amid recession fears, business leaders cite survival and expansion as their top challenge in a global survey of 800 executives of SMEs and mid-sized companies SMEs are the backbone of the global economy, creating close to 70% of jobs and GDP worldwide World Economic Forum report highlights opportunities for boosting future readiness of SMEs Read …
With 16,000 cases in 75 countries, the monkeypox outbreak is spreading rapidly across the world. In response, the WHO has just declared it a global public health emergency. This declaration clearly signals the need for a coordinated international response, the timely investment of significant resources, and intensified cross-border collaboration in terms of vaccines, treatments and …
Reskilling Revolution initiative on track to support 100 million people and heading towards its target of 1 billion Investing in the skills of the future could unlock $8.3 trillion in increased productivity New report launched on catalysing Education 4.0 in the economic recovery; read it here Education Accelerator launched in Bangladesh For more information on …
For the first time, 18 global organizations from the oil and gas ecosystem are championing a unified approach to mitigating growing cyber risks and pledging to promote cyber resilience The global cost of cybercrime is expected to reach $10.5 trillion a year by 2025; the threat of infrastructure breakdown due to a cyberattack is the …
Official count of COVID-19 deaths is more than 6 million, according to World Health Organization data, even as the tail end of the pandemic still rages in some parts of the world At least one novel pathogen emerges every year, each of which has the potential to morph into another global pandemic For more information …
Political leaders say that unity in the face of Russian aggression in Ukraine has been encouraging but the war has triggered multiple crises — most notably in food security Countries with close ties to both China and the US resent being forced to choose sides and could instead facilitate cooperation over competition Food shortages and …