What is a recession and how to tell if one is happening
2024年2月19日 · The National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) looks at a variety of factors when deciding whether or not America is in recession. The institution defines the event as “ a significant decline in economic activity spread across the economy , lasting more than a few months, normally visible in production, employment, real income, and other ...
What exactly is economic competitiveness? | World Economic Forum
2017年9月27日 · What is economic competitiveness? There are actually a number of definitions out there. The World Economic Forum, which has been measuring competitiveness among countries since 1979, defines it as “the set of institutions, policies and factors that determine the level of productivity of a country”. Others are subtly different but all ...
What role does culture play in development? | World Economic …
2014年12月10日 · The World Economic Forum is an independent international organization committed to improving the state of the world by engaging business, political, academic and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas. Incorporated as a not-for-profit foundation in 1971, and headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, the Forum is tied to no …
What Bhutan got right about happiness - The World Economic …
2021年10月25日 · The country still faces important challenges to its economic development. Bhutan's export concentration remains high and focused on hydropower, tourism services and the mining sector. The share of the manufacturing sector in terms of GDP has remained stagnant in the last 10 years, while the industrial sector was driven mainly by construction ...
The 'middle-income trap' is holding back over 100 countries
2024年9月4日 · Indermit Gill, the World Bank's Chief Economist, told the World Economic Forum that “most middle-income countries remain wedded to an approach out of the last century.” In 2007, a World Bank report coined the concept of the “middle-income trap.”
The world’s free trade areas - The World Economic Forum
2016年5月6日 · As the World Economic Forum’s E15 Initiative has highlighted, effective global trade is central to economic growth and development. Trade agreements are an integral part of making this a reality. Trade agreements are an integral part of making this a reality.
What is the bioeconomy and how can it drive sustainable …
2024年7月12日 · The development of robust microbial strains and optimized fermentation processes has significantly improved efficiency and scalability, reducing costs and environmental impacts. Bioimpression, or 3D bioprinting, extends the capabilities of genetic editing and bioprocessing by creating complex biological structures such as tissues, organs and ...
Why education is the key to development | World Economic Forum
2015年7月7日 · The World Economic Forum is an independent international organization committed to improving the state of the world by engaging business, political, academic and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas. Incorporated as a not-for-profit foundation in 1971, and headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, the Forum is tied to no …
What is the informal economy and how many people work in it?
2024年6月4日 · The World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2023 says informal work pushes women into unregulated roles with poor working conditions more frequently than men. Four out of every five jobs (80%) created for women are in the informal economy while, for men, the rate is two out of every three jobs (66%), it says.
What are the Sustainable Development Goals? | World Economic …
2015年9月16日 · The World Economic Forum is an independent international organization committed to improving the state of the world by engaging business, political, academic and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas. Incorporated as a not-for-profit foundation in 1971, and headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, the Forum is tied to no …