The logic of the World Economic Forum’s choice to focus on Globalisation 4.0 is connected to debates in industry and among policy makers about the potential transformation of production and consumption.
How can we ensure new technologies help us to flourish as people and as economies, rather than sowing division and discontent? Saadia Zahidi weighs in.
In this week’s episode of ‘A Glimpse into the Future’, we look into what the implications are of the backlash against globalisation.
A severely disrupted web would undermine global trade and the promises of the data revolution. It would cripple knowledge transfers.
Donald Trump's speech at the World Economic Forurm was crafted for a kind of virtual togetherness, a merging of 'America first' with everybody else as partners.
Momentum is building for the creation of a shared future, one that is more egalitarian, inclusive, and respectful of the environment.
Lower labour costs in many developing countries mean that investments in job replacing technologies will be lower.
Like the collapse of the Soviet Union, the recent wave of nationalism and populism took experts largely by surprise.
As recently as the mid-19th century, the world was divided into empires, city states and fledgling nation states.
There are pros and cons to having artificial intelligence, which means we all need to learn more about AI.
Xi told leaders from the BRICS states and other developing countries meeting in the southeastern Chinese city of Xiamen that countries needed to oppose protectionism and rebalance globalisation.
The sub-imperial formation called BRICS, which pretends to be a progressive global force, could be divided by a series of crises.
What can we learn from China’s recent interest in the beautiful game, and what does this tell us about the state of the world today?
The World Bank's newly appointed chief executive gave a spirited defence of globalisation during her first official visit to China.
Gordhan says the mining sector needs to take into consideration that the perceived failure of globalisation is a new debate on how it needs to reshape itself to remain relevant.
For SA investors seeking long-term investment returns, it’s critical that portfolios are cognisant of the trends around globalisation.
The Chinese president also says the global financial crisis is not the inevitable outcome of globalisation.
Theresa May says globalisation has led to much progress but has also left many people behind.
