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.
The opportunities that exascale computers could bring are immense. But so is our responsibility to wield them correctly.
Putting up barriers to trade is not the answer to domestic economic woes and only increases the risk of conflict between nations, writes Børge Brende.
Powerful data analytics are paving the way to a more patient-centric and productive healthcare system
It is a myth that socially responsible pension investments and decent returns are mutually exclusive.
Inadequate sanitation in India leads to premature deaths and huge economic losses every year. The country has built 80 million toilets since 2014, but it has a serious shortage of functio...
This year's downbeat mood could be a good sign, as the Davos consensus tends to be a reliable contrary indicator. Here are three big finance themes from behind the scenes.
