A hundred billion dollars is a boatload of money.But for society in general, it turns out, it’s weirdly easy to become that much richer. All we have to do is get off our butts and walk or jog an extra…
In little over a decade, cybercrime has moved from being a specialist and niche-crime type to one of the most significant strategic risks facing the world today. Nearly every technologically advanced state and emerging economy in the world has made…
Where will the next financial crisis come from? The short answer is: We don’t know. We can, however, look for vulnerabilities in the system that, if left untreated, can develop into problems. Read more in WeForum These ‘weak spots’ in…
Ethiopia is Africa’s oldest independent country and its fastest growing economy today. With a population of over 100 million and an annual economic growth rate of 10% over the past 15 years, it presents a unique opportunity. Read more in…
If you ask any computer scientist what the fastest growing field of the industry is, chances are they’ll reply with artificial intelligence. It is part of our lives in ways unimaginable, and most of us carry on with our lives,…
One major risk in the coming year is the sharp drop-off in world trade growth, which fell from over 5% at the beginning of 2018 to nearly zero at the end. With anticipated escalation in trade conflicts, a contraction in…
Have you ever considered moving permanently to a new country? If the answer is yes, you’re far from alone. A new poll reveals that 15% of the global population – over 750 million people – would migrate if they could.…
As Bill Gates said, “Most people overestimate what they can do in one year and underestimate what they can do in 10 years.” Likewise, most annual predictions overestimate what can occur in a year, and underestimate the power of the…
Findings from Adobe revealed that as many as one-third of the 1,000 U.S. office workers they polled had a second job and more than half (56%) predicted we would all have multiple jobs in the future. The annual report from…
Women’s participation in the labor force is critical to economic growth. Yet, despite this evidence, a range of legal barriers inhibiting women’s full and equal economic participation remains on the books in countries around the world. read more in blogs.cfr…
