The central theme of the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos at the start of 2020 was ‘Stakeholders for a Cohesive and Sustainable World’. Since then, global cohesion and ...
As we mark International Literacy Day this year, we can appreciate the great progress made in the last 50 years. The world’s literacy rate increased from 69% in 1976 to 86% in 2016. Progr...
COVID-19 has highlighted the critical importance of infrastructure – and specifically, the resiliency of that infrastructure – to the future of societies and economies.
Seven months into the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses of all kinds are devising ways to protect themselves from future shocks by making their supply chains more resilient. In doing so, they...
Climate change is happening right before our eyes; Bangladesh is underwater, the Arctic is burning, and California’s devastating wildfires continue to spread. We have no more time to wait...
The COVID-19 pandemic has cruelly exposed how unprepared many governments and institutions are to deal with complex, cross-border risks. Governments have adopted a range of approaches dur...
The world as we knew it has ceased to exist. Companies and individuals have been forced into rapid transitions almost overnight, causing unprecedented levels of human disconnection, stres...
Twice already in the 21st century, we have faced “once-in-a-generation” shocks to the global economy and society: the global financial crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic. These events have ...
The world of urban living and working may appear to be in flux, but its foundations are deep and secure. Contrary to some predictions made in the midst of this terrible pandemic, a dynami...
There has been a revolution in governance since the second half of the 20th century – sweeping the world in diverse forms – which goes by the label of “decentralization” or “devolution”. ...
During the COVID-19 pandemic, financial services are rapidly evolving and transforming their digital business models, with new circumstances. This has, at times, required some leapfroggin...
When we look back at the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020, we will see not just the human and economic loss inflicted by the virus, but an important gain – a growing global awareness of the valu...
The pandemic is first and foremost a human tragedy, but it is also shaking the pillars on which our society is based.
As we all have seen, COVID-19 is having an unprecedented impact on the world at large. It is taking a huge toll on patients, as well as healthcare staff and systems. But I also see a wind...
Global recessions are seismic events. They shift the tectonic plates on which economies stand, reshaping the commercial landscape as shockwaves upend businesses and livelihoods.
