Events in the Middle East have materially changed the near-term economic and financial outlook. Monetary policy expectations in futures markets have shifted markedly. Read more here.

WEF is committed to returning to the Gulf. Business and political leaders there know that the need for conversation and the hunt for solutions is now paramount.

Asia’s share of global GDP rises further as China and ASEAN anchor stability; AI momentum shifts toward the region

Discover the top 10 richest countries in the world. In 2026, the US leads global economies with a GDP of $31.82 trillion, followed by China and India.

President Trump insists the conflict will be brief, but world leaders are preparing for severe economic blowback.

SAO PAULO (Reuters) -The world should watch out for three possible bubbles in financial markets, including artificial intelligence, the head of the World Economic Forum said on Wednesday, in comments that came amid sharp falls in global technology stocks.

The Chief Executive Officer of TotalEnergies, Patrick Pouyanne, has warned that a prolonged war in the Middle East could have severe consequences for

The nationalist narrative that dominated public discourse over the past year had been overstating the scale of India’s economic progress. Of particular concern is uneven and inequitable growth.

Geopolitical events and related uncertainties have contributed to choppy commodity and financial markets, but S&P Global’s Purchasing Managers Indexes (PMIs) point to relatively resilient economic conditions. January’s PMI data signaled a pick-up in ...