The World Economic Forum publishes a comprehensive series of reports which examine in detail the broad range of global issues it seeks to address with stakeholders as part of its mission of improving the state of the world. Besides reports on its key events and standalone publications such as the Global Competitiveness Report, the Global Risks Report and the Global Gender Gap Report, the Forum ...
Global sales of electric vehicles (EVs) increased by 55% in 2022 from the year before, according to data from the EV Volumes sales database. China remains the world’s largest EV market, with 59% of global sales. World Economic Forum estimates annual EV sales need to increase 18-fold by 2030 to meet global emissions targets.
In some cases, the inflation rate has even turned negative. This will happen to more and more goods through 2022. As the extraordinary demand fades, the extraordinary prices will also fade. Base effects: The most common way inflation is quoted is the year-over-year change in price.
The Great Resignation - the record number of people that have left their jobs since the beginning of the pandemic - shows no signs of abating. One in five workers plan to quit their jobs in 2022, according to one of the largest surveys of the global workforce. Although most are seeking higher salaries, over two-thirds say they are seeking more fulfilment in the workplace.
February is Black History Month and 10 years since Trayvon Martin’s death sparked the Black Lives Matter movement. Here are key moments over the decade.
The rising price of essential goods is everyone's problem. Here’s how the cost of living crisis is affecting lives around the world - and what countries are doing to help.
The 2022 rate hike cycle is the fastest, reaching a 2.36 percentage point increase nearly twice as fast as the rate hike cycle of ‘88-‘89. On the other hand, the most severe interest rate hikes occurred in the ‘04 – ‘06 cycle when the EFFR climbed by almost four percentage points.
Geneva, Switzerland, 2 December 2022 – Small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and mid-sized companies are the backbone of the global economy. They create close to 70% of jobs and GDP worldwide. But, amid warnings of a global recession, research from the World Economic Forum and the National University of Singapore Business School indicates that 67% of executives from SMEs cite survival ...
