The children’s Continent: Keeping up with Africa’s growth
The world’s population is growing, but it is in Africa
where this challenge is particularly acute. We know Africa as the place where
human life began...
US Dealmaker Optimism Holds Strong as Economic Slowdown Talk Continues
The market is entering a new decade on the outer edges of the longest
run in M&A history, but even so, dealmakers are largely anticipating...
The Reskilling Revolution: Better Skills, Better Jobs, Better Education for a Billion People by 2030
The World Economic Forum today launches Reskilling Revolution, a multistakeholder initiative aiming to provide better education, new
skills and better work to a billion people...
CEO pessimism over global growth reaches record high
As we enter a new decade, CEOs are showing record levels of pessimism in
the global economy, with 53% predicting a decline in the rate...
Oil and gas industry needs to step up climate efforts now
Oil and gas companies are facing a critical challenge as the world
increasingly shifts towards clean energy transitions. Fossil fuels drive the
companies’ near-term returns, but...
Social Entrepreneurs Have Improved 622 Million Lives
Over
the past 20 years, social entrepreneurs working in partnership with the Schwab
Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship have improved the lives of 622 million
people around the...
Businesses Must Work Together to Protect Users’ Digital Identities
Businesses
must rethink how they verify people’s identity online and manage personal data,
according to a new paper, Reimagining
Digital Identity: A Strategic Imperative, released today. The...
Burning Planet: Climate Fires and Political Flame Wars Rage
Economic and political polarization will rise this year, as collaboration
between world leaders, businesses and policy-makers is needed more than ever to
stop severe threats to...
Rising Geopolitical Tensions Boost Military Spend on Electronic Warfare Equipment
The
emergence of stealth and low observable aircraft along with Anti-Access/Area
Denial (A2/AD) systems has made integrated air defense networks very complex
and difficult to counter. Additionally,...
40 Economies Make 62 Legal Reforms to Advance Women’s Economic Participation
The regulatory environment for women’s economic participation has improved
over the past two years, with 40 economies enacting 62 reforms that will help
women – half...