Instead of using government sources or aid, nations must bring in a range of public, private, domestic and international sources of capital to build a high-impact pipeline of projects.
The World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on Infrastructure is meeting this year to discuss and develop new tools to help attract investment and to bring innovation into infrastruc...
City leaders can overcome the global investment gap if they can get creative and define their urban challenges in terms of viable financial opportunities.
If global corporations want the best future workforce, they must be fearless and outspoken advocates for LGBTI rights.
As governments assess their external balances and competitive positions, they need to look beyond manufacturing and agriculture.
With advances in data collection, information technology and data science in the 21st century, the prospects of targeted disease prevention and precision healthcare have become a reality ...
Advances in technology are increasing demand for new kinds of jobs and for the requisite skills. But there could be a shortfall of more than 750,000 sufficiently skilled workers by 2020 i...
Research and academic organisations have a key role to play as thought leaders in transforming the systems that hold women back - but first they need to address their own gender biases
Economist Laura Tyson says that not just GDP but also financial markets can benefit from women's equality.
For every dollar a man earns, on average a woman is paid 54 cents. There's a simple reason for this and a complicated one, says economist Laura Tyson.
From talking less and acting more, to dethroning policy-makers and designers, here's how we can start to govern proactively for the future, rather than just responding reactively to the f...
Migration not only benefits countries accepting migrants, it also benefits their home countries which receive an increased flow of money being sent back to relatives.
Violence inspired by religious intolerance is increasing. In this era of turbulence and uncertainty, interfaith action may offer an important antidote.
Does the Fourth Industrial Revolution offer new opportunities or pose new threats? The World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on Environmental and Natural Resource Security has spen...
After 8 decades as the premier measure of economic success, there appears to be a widespread consensus that GDP is no longer fit for purpose in the modern world.
