These are the biggest global risks we face in 2024 and beyond
2024年1月10日 · The World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2024 says the biggest short-term risk stems from misinformation and disinformation. In the longer term, climate-related threats dominate the top 10 risks global populations will face. Two-thirds of global experts anticipate a multipolar or fragmented order to take shape over the next decade.
The top global health stories from 2024 | World Economic Forum
2024年12月17日 · Health was a major focus in 2024, shaping global news and driving key discussions at the World Economic Forum. From climate change health impacts to the rise of antimicrobial resistance and improving health equity for …
This is the current state of global trade | World Economic Forum
2021年10月4日 · Emerging economies have seen their share of total global trade rocket in recent years. China, for instance, is now responsible for 15% of all world exports. Unfinished goods, components and services account for 70% of all trade. While trade in services accounts for two-thirds of global GDP, COVID-19 has had a devastating impact on trade patterns.
What are the 10 biggest global challenges? | World Economic Forum
2016年1月21日 · The global financial crisis revealed significant weaknesses in the financial system and some of the vulnerabilities that can result from having such an interconnected global market. Several years after the crisis, the world economy is still struggling with slow growth, unconventional monetary policy in major economies, and constrained ...
Global Risks Report 2024: The risks are growing - The World …
2024年1月10日 · The risk of market concentration and its potential impact on national security incentives necessitates a concerted effort to enhance global governance structures. Initiatives like the UN's High-Level Advisory Group and the declaration from the UK AI Safety Summit, involving China, the US, the EU, Rwanda, South Korea, exemplify steps in the ...
Global economy is stabilizing but weakness remains, say chief ...
2024年9月25日 · The lack of global collaboration is in turn also undermined by domestic political trends (83%) but also strongly affected by geopolitical tensions (91%). The chief economists were asked to assess whether a trade-off exists between growth and four other potential policy goals: environmental sustainability, economic equality, social cohesion and ...
What to know about the global economy in 2024 | World …
2024年12月11日 · China has been a key driver of global growth for a number of years, but Asia's rising influence on the global economy and its critical role in growth is spreading. Consider, for example, the latest Chief Economists Outlook, which saw much more optimism for growth on the continent - with the notable exception of China - than in other regions.
Global Risks Report 2023 | World Economic Forum
2023年1月11日 · Despite 30 years of global climate advocacy and diplomacy, the international system has struggled to make the required progress on climate change. The potential failure to address this existential global risk first entered the top rankings of the Global Risks Report over a decade ago, in 2011. Today, atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide ...
Global Gender Gap Report 2024 | World Economic Forum
2024年6月11日 · The Global Gender Gap Index 2024 benchmarks the current state and evolution of gender parity across four key dimensions (Economic Participation and Opportunity, Educational Attainment, Health and Survival, and Political Empowerment). It is the longest-standing index tracking the progress of numerous countries’ efforts towards closing these gaps over time …
An economist explains the pros and cons of globalization
2019年4月11日 · As we enter the fourth wave of globalization, driven by the digital revolution, there is renewed debate over whether it is a beneficial force: powering economic growth, and allowing the spread of ideas to improve people’s lives; or whether it erodes communities, and widens the gap between the elites and the rest of the world.