Tagged: wef

June 1, 2025 @ 12:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The global economy is navigating a period of uncertainty, marked by trade policy shocks, technological disruptions, and demographic shifts. Recent reports and announcements from the World Economic Forum (WEF) highlight critical trends shaping the future, from economic growth challenges to organizational governance changes and strategies… Read More

March 26, 2025 @ 3:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The World Economic Forum’s Global Retail Investor Outlook 2024 released confirms a sustained shift towards younger retail investors. Spanning 13 economies, the research finds that 30% of Gen Z start investing in early adulthood – “compared to 9% of Gen X and 6% of Baby… Read More

February 28, 2025 @ 9:05 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The World Economic Forum and VivaTech have agreed to launch a European Centre for AI Excellence (CAIE) in Paris in 2025. The centre will join the World Economic Forum’s Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR) global network, further “advancing its global leadership in leveraging… Read More

January 22, 2025 @ 7:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Quantexa, the global enabler of Decision Intelligence (DI) solutions for the public and private sectors, has joined the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Innovator Community as a member of its Unicorn Program. This program unites private start-up companies valued at more than $1 billion with political,… Read More

December 10, 2024 @ 3:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

The team at the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF), along with the WEF [World Economic Forum] and Max Planck Institute, have published a report on Artificial Intelligence (AI), claiming that Agentic AI is poised to revolutionize financial services. Agentic AI is tech that can… Read More

October 2, 2024 @ 2:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The World Economic Forum and GovTech Campus Deutschland opened the Global Government Technology Centre (GGTC) in Berlin recently, marking a key milestone for the Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR) Network. The GGTC is the C4IR Centre focused on supporting GovTech solutions to accelerate… Read More

January 18, 2024 @ 1:19 pm By JD Alois  |  

  The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) was at Davos, Switzerland, today to present their latest findings on the Fintech revolution at the World Economic Forum.  The Future of Global Fintech: Towards Resilient and Inclusive Growth was published this month and introduced today, outlining… Read More

December 14, 2023 @ 6:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Climate finance was central to discussions at COP28 in Dubai and funding to reach net-zero and restore biodiversity is still falling short, according to an update shared by the World Economic Forum (WEF). New research published by WEF highlights priorities “for action and shows how… Read More

December 1, 2023 @ 5:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Transitioning to a more sustainable and carbon-neutral future, $13.5 trillion in investments will be needed by 2050, particularly in the production, energy and transport sectors, according to a World Economic Forum report. The Net-Zero Industry Tracker 2023, “published in collaboration with Accenture, takes stock of… Read More

November 21, 2023 @ 9:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The World Economic Forum’s AI Governance Summit brought together more than 200 influential leaders from the Forum’s AI Governance Alliance (AIGA) and the broader artificial intelligence community “to exchange insights and collaborate on the establishment of action plans to promote the responsible development and deployment… Read More

August 28, 2023 @ 8:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Brazil will require an estimated $200 billion (BRL 1 trillion) investment to reach its 2030 climate goals, according to a new study released by the World Economic Forum. That’s over $100 Billion USD more “in climate transition investments than the country is currently on track… Read More

July 6, 2023 @ 10:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Researchers are “cautiously optimistic” about where generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) will lead humanity, but they say that we “must develop more guardrails.” This is according to Pascale Fung, Chair Professor, Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering, Hong Kong SAR, China. She was speaking at the… Read More

May 27, 2023 @ 5:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

From fragmented monitoring and enforcement to differing classifications of crypto assets, many barriers hinder global coordination on crypto-asset regulation efforts. A new study from the World Economic Forum identifies “the importance of a global approach to crypto-asset regulations and provides potential solutions to these barriers.”… Read More

May 17, 2023 @ 6:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution Malaysia (C4IR Malaysia) was officially launched by the Prime Minister of Malaysia, Anwar Ibrahim, and the President of the World Economic Forum, Børge Brende. C4IR Malaysia will “play a crucial role in driving the advancement of the digital… Read More

May 2, 2023 @ 11:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Future of Jobs Report 2023 suggests that “almost a quarter of jobs (23%) are expected to change in the next five years through growth of 10.2% and decline of 12.3%.” According to the estimates of the 803 companies surveyed for the report, employers “anticipate… Read More

April 3, 2023 @ 8:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A report published by the World Economic Forum (WEF) explores how technology-driven risks originating in financial services sectors “could become systemic threats to the global financial system.” Pushing Through Undercurrents, developed in collaboration with Deloitte, “examines how different forces influence the way tech-driven risks spread and… Read More

January 16, 2023 @ 7:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

For the past 17 years the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report has warned about “deeply interconnected” global risks. Conflict and geo-economic tensions have “triggered a series of deeply interconnected global risks,” according to the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2023. These include energy… Read More

January 3, 2023 @ 12:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and mid-sized companies are the backbone of the global economy, according to an update from the World Economic Forum (WEF). They create “close to 70% of jobs and GDP worldwide.” But, amid warnings of a global recession, research from the… Read More

December 24, 2022 @ 11:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The World Economic Forum has launched the ASEAN Digital Generation Report 2022, the sixth edition of the report since 2017. This year’s report “examines digital financial services, gaps in access and where businesses, governments, and civil society organizations need to improve financial inclusion.” The report… Read More

May 25, 2022 @ 3:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) recently unveiled three different initiatives in order to expand consultation with market/industry participants and various stakeholders on the design and development of the TNFD’s recommendations on nature-related risk and opportunity management…. Read More