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Global trade explorer
To navigate a more complex and challenging era requires deeper understanding of the full picture of the evolution of global trade flows and the interdependencies and networks created by them.
The power of one: How standout firms grow national productivity
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National productivity growth is a matter of few firms taking bold strategic action rather than millions of firms raising efficiency.
In a moment of tariffs, can the world find balance and trust to thrive?
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Amid tariff uncertainty and a possible recession, the world needs a new base of balance and trust to create a thriving economy. Business has a vital role to play.
The enterprising archipelago: Propelling Indonesia’s productivity
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To become a high-income country by 2045, Indonesia needs to create the right conditions for productivity growth and enable larger companies to thrive through capital deepening.
Ten physical realities the energy transition must tackle
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The energy transition would be a physical transformation on a massive scale. Here are ten realities that must be confronted for it to succeed.
Tough trade-offs: How time and career choices shape the gender pay gap
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Nearly 80 percent of the US gender pay gap is driven by women having flatter work experience arcs compared with men, based on an analysis of 86,000 real-life online career histories.
Geopolitics and the geometry of global trade: 2025 update
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Trade reconfiguration continues along geopolitical lines, this update with 2024 data shows.
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Advancing the energy transition will require innovation with a capital 'I'
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Only 10% of the low-emissions technologies needed for the global energy transition have been deployed. An expansive view of energy innovation is needed to deliver a successful transition, improving low-emissions technologies and bringing about profound change in energy supply and consumption, write Tiago Devesa and Mekala Krishnan in World Economic Forum.
Productivity growth is vital for the economy. Few companies actually create it
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Chameleons change their color to blend in. The Great Wall can be seen from space. Productivity growth comes from thousands of firms adopting the latest technologies and processes. All sound plausible—and all are wrong. The reality is that productivity growth comes from a small number of companies moving a mile—by finding new ways to create business value—rather than by many firms moving a few inches through imitation, write Eric Kutcher and Olivia White in Fortune.