Trade and Investment
How trade can power economic revitalization for growth, jobs and nature
After the slump and surge of the COVID-19 pandemic, we must again harness trade’s capacity to support growth, employment and sustainable development.
Børge Brende
Børge Brende is President and CEO of the World Economic Forum. Previously he was the Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Trade and Industry, and Minister of Climate and the Environment. He served as Deputy Chairman of the Norwegian Conservative Party as well as MP. He was also full-time city counsellor in his hometown of Trondheim. He was Chairman of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development and Secretary-General of the Norwegian Red Cross. He was Board Member of Statoil and the Norwegian School of Economics. He was the Chair of Mesta, Norway’s largest contracting group in the area of road and highway maintenance and is currently a Director of the Philanthropy Asia Alliance. He is a Member of the Advisory Council, Harvard International Negotiation Program, the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development (CCICED), the Strategic Committee of Sciences Po, and is currently on the Board of the Bilderberg Meetings.
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世界经济论坛总裁博尔格·布伦德：贸易推动的经济复苏对于增长、就业和自然至关重要
贸易是生产力发展的动力，是创新引擎，能够推动知识外溢和技术升级，鼓励改善治理和制度改革。但自2005年前后起，“慢全球化”阻碍了贸易的发展。在经历了新冠疫情的起起伏伏之后，我们必须重新发挥贸易的力量，支持增长、就业和可持续发展。
Global Cooperation
Global cooperation can coexist with competition
Despite the world becoming more fragmented, there are signs of more resilient global cooperation, as indicated by the new Global Cooperation Barometer.
持続可能な開発目標の達成に向けた協力に、競争が不可欠な理由
2030年に設定された、国連の持続可能な開発目標（SDGs）の達成期限まで、残り10年を切りました。現時点で、17の目標に対する世界の達成度は、半分を少し超えたところですが、このままの進捗スピードではSDGsの達成は難しいでしょう。データが存在する目標のうち、軌道に乗っているものはわずか12％。ほぼ半分が進行していない状況にあり、3分の1以上は前進していないか、2015年...
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Why cooperating on sustainable development goals requires competition
Global crises and geopolitical tensions threaten to undermine fragile progress on sustainable development goals - some lessons from the private sector on competition
Global Cooperation
How streamlining services trade can accelerate growth in the Middle East and Africa
The World Economic Forum and Saudi Arabia are launching a new initiative to support recent trade agreements and grow services trade, with a focus on the Middle East and Africa.
How India’s climate leadership is building a better future for all
As President of the G20 for 2023, India is targeting climate change. Here's how the world's most populous country is leading on climate change and more.
３つの誤解を解き明かす - フロンティア市場への投資で脆弱な状況への対応の改善へ
フロンティア市場は、人道的なインパクトを持つ持続可能な機会を提供します。
3 mitos sobre la inversión humanitaria en mercados de frontera
Desmontando conceptos erróneos, mostramos lo que es posible cuando el impacto humanitario y la sostenibilidad financiera trabajan juntos para apoyar la resiliencia de las comunidades.
3 misconceptions debunked. How investing in frontier markets can improve responses to fragile contexts
By dismantling prevailing misconceptions we show what's possible when humanitarian impact and financial sustainability work together in frontier markets.
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Here’s how emerging economies are investing in their digital future
A new initiative will identify challenges and solutions to growing digital FDI: cross-border investment in the digital economy.
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貿易停滞からの脱却
2023年を迎え、「分断された世界における協力の姿」をテーマに、スイスのダボス・クロスタースで世界経済フォーラムの年次総会が開催される中、世界の貿易と投資の未来は不透明な状況にあります。地政学的緊張と産業政策は、開かれた経済に長い影を落としています。
Global Cooperation
Mejorar el comercio: tomar el camino correcto para salir del estancamiento comercial
El desarrollo del comercio y la inversión mundiales requiere apertura económica. Hay que evitar políticas de desglobalización que erosionen los logros del pasado.
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Why it's time for the dawn of stakeholder geopolitics
In a fragmented world, leaders must adapt their understanding and practice of geopolitics as time's running out to address critical global challenges.
Global Cooperation
Trading-up: taking the high road out of trade doldrums
The future growth of global trade and investment requires economic openness. We need trade strategies that encourage sustainable and inclusive growth.