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11 de ene. de 2023 · Even if the economic fallout remains comparatively contained, global growth is forecast to slow to 2.7% in 2023, with around one-third of the world’s economy facing a technical recession – the third-weakest growth profile in over 20 years. 18 This downturn will be led by advanced markets, with projected growth falling to 1.1% in 2023, while ...
10 de ene. de 2024 · 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.
4 de may. de 2022 · The most widely accepted definition of a recession is two consecutive quarters of declining GDP. According to a forecast by The Conference Board, U.S. real GDP growth will slow to 1.5% in the first quarter of 2022, down sharply from 6.9% growth in the last quarter of 2021. The White House is confident of strong GDP growth in 2022 despite ...
14 de dic. de 2022 · Led this year by Somalia, Ethiopia, and Afghanistan, the 20 countries that form the 2023 Watchlist are emblematic of the challenges facing fragile and crisis-affected communities worldwide. Armed conflict, the climate crisis and economic turmoil are pushing a growing minority of the world’s population into ever deeper crisis.
5 de oct. de 2018 · Among the economies that experienced a banking crisis in 2007–08, about 85 percent are still operating at output levels below precrisis trends. The number is smaller (around 60 percent) for the group that did not experience a banking crisis in 2007–08. For some countries, the output loss represents a correction from unsustainable precrisis ...
29 de nov. de 2023 · Extreme weather, climate and water-related events caused almost $1.5 trillion of economic losses in the decade to 2019, up from $184 billion in the 1970s, according to a World Meteorological Organization (WMO) report. The real figures are likely to be even higher, as many losses go unreported.
27 de sept. de 2022 · But the water crisis is global, and it can be solved only with transformational thinking and new governance. We must recognize that all our key environmental challenges are connected to water – whether there is too much or too little, or whether it is too polluted for human use. The task now is to understand the links between water, climate ...
19 de may. de 2020 · The COVID-19 crisis has affected societies and economies around the globe and will permanently reshape our world as it continues to unfold. This collection of essays draws on the diverse insights of the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report Advisory Board to look ahead and across a broad range of issues.
7 de mar. de 2023 · First coined in the 1970s, the word has been popularized by the historian Adam Tooze to describe the coming together of multiple crises. Here, Tooze explains what the concept is about and how it can actually help to name it. “If you've been feeling confused and as though everything is impacting on you all at the same time, this is not a ...
13 de ene. de 2023 · The Global Risks Report 2023 draws a link between the cost-of-living crisis, the failure to mitigate the climate crisis and the growing pressure on finite resources as a potential catalyst for such an event. The interconnected nature of current and emerging risks threatens a polycrisis. Image: World Economic Forum.
