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Stimulating skills is key to emerging markets growth

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Human capital will become as key to low-to-mid-income countries as it is for high-income ones

Economic risks overshadowed, not extinguished

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Environmental risks dominate the World Economic Forum's global survey ahead of its January 23-26 Davos meeting

Land misuse will pose long-term security threats

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Food insecurity, natural disasters, poverty and population displacement could all worsen, exacerbating conflict risks

High food and metals prices will outlast the conflict

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Russia accounts for 1.7% of world GDP but a sizeable share of supplies of fertiliser, fuels and some foods and metals

Giant containerships may have reached natural limits

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Building ULCS of >15,000 TEU has made shipping more efficient but failed to consider other stakeholders such as ports

Common global water pricing policy a long way off

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Growing usage and pricing transparency will be critical if metropolitan pricing is to begin to align

Emerging markets growing old faster than growing rich

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Emerging markets are ageing at lower incomes than advanced markets, a policy challenge that will influence GDP prospects

The pandemic has worsened global cooperation prospects

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Economic stagnation and employment or livelihood crises are most feared by executives surveyed worldwide

Geoeconomic fragmentation will reduce long-term growth

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Several studies estimate the global cost of geoeconomic confrontation, which is newly in the top three WEF global risks

COVID-19 crisis complicates nations’ climate financing

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Leaders will consider how to fund and reduce the costs of climate change with COVID-19 crisis costs still looming large