Munich and Tel Aviv rising, how to talk to children, and other top stories of the week 

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Adrian Monck

Retire at 129% of a working wage — or 29%? Pension systems worldwide.

Percentage of a working wage retirees receive around the world Image: OECD

Munich and Tel Aviv rising. Why these cities and 3 others are tech hot spots.

India overtakes the EU. The new leaders in the renewables revolution.

A $3.4 trillion market. Why integration will turbocharge Africa’s economy.

A proven idea to cut plastic container waste 40%. It costs ten cents.

Raise chatters, not listeners. How you talk to your child changes their brain.

$64 billion for entertainment. Saudi Arabia aims at a transformation.

A new code of ethics for scientists. A Forum output with lessons for all professionals.

Learning but not earning. Educated young men are working less.

Your genetic fate. It’s getting easier to predict intelligence, disease and more.

Should women fear the Fourth Industrial Revolution? Positioning women for the coming jobs shift.

International cooperation 2.0. Will “America First” mean America alone?

Forum’s Global Centre for Cybersecurity set to launch. (Homeland411)

Migrating from home to work. A review of a book by the Forum’s Head of Social and Economic Agenda. (New Yorker)

For stable returns, buy firms run by women. Cites data from Global Gender Gap Report. (Bloomberg)

50 outstanding Latin American start-ups. Coverage of a Forum initiative. (BNamericas)

Lessons from Davos for Japan. (Japan Times) Thank you for reading. Any suggestions or improvements? Please get in touch.

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