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Bookmark or Share- This is the current state of global trade | World Economic ForumEmerging 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 ...
- The ‘AI divide’ between the Global North and Global SouthAI could contribute up to $15.7 trillion to the global economy by 2030. While all regions of the global economy stand to benefit from AI, North America and China will see the largest GDP gains. Countries in the Global South will experience more moderate increases due to the much lower rates of adoption of AI technologies.
- These are the biggest global risks we face in 2024 and beyondEllissa Cavaciuti-Wishart. 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 ...
- Global debt is at $307 trillion. Why does it matter ... - World ...Global debt is borrowing by governments, businesses and people, and it’s at dangerously high levels. In 2021, global debt reached a record $303 trillion, a further jump from what was record global debt in 2020 of $226 trillion, as reported by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its Global Debt Database. This was the biggest one-year debt ...
- What’s in a name? For the ‘Global South’ it depends on who you askIt’s also in the OECD, a forum for just a few dozen of the "most developed" countries. Costa Rica, also regularly grouped into the Global South, became the OECD’s most recent entrant in 2021. The Global South is also typically defined to include the second- and fifth-biggest economies in the world. And China and India are not just numbers ...
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