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The world in 2025 according to the WEF - investor insights

According to a recent WEF global risks report the two biggest risks in 2025 are

- war (23%)

- extreme weather (14%)

On global cybersecurity a recent WEF report suggests that in 2025

- Increased integration of and dependence on more complex supply chains is leading to a more opaque and unpredictable risk landscape

– The rapid adoption of emerging technologies is contributing to new vulnerabilities as cybercriminals harness them effectively to achieve greater sophistication and scale

– Simultaneously, the proliferation of regulatory requirements around the world is adding a significant compliance burden for organizations. 

- All of these challenges are exacerbated by a widening skills gap, making it extremely challenging to manage cyber risks effectively.

And their Chief Economists January outlook for 2025 basically says 

- A majority of chief economists (56%) expect the global economy to weaken

- Yet strong growth is expected in the USA and India

- Significant majorities also expect increased barriers to labour mobility and transfers of technology and data. 

- Consensus that protectionism will cause durable changes to trade patterns over the next three years

- The chief economists expect growing regionalization of trade, as well as a continuation of a gradual shift in the composition of trade from goods to services (generally advanced economies tend to benefit more than developing economies from services trade)

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