The meeting will provide an extraordinary opportunity to identify and leverage best-in-class North African business models and public policies at a time when the region is seeking new modalities for growth vis-à-vis an unprecedented global economic transformation. The meeting will pay...

The Annual Meeting of the New Champions, the “Summer Davos”, is the foremost global business gathering in Asia. Driving growth through sustainability is fundamental for global, national and business competitiveness in the 21st century. This year’s programme will focus on how to increase...

East Asia's lead in the global economic recovery has been underscored by increasing regional economic integration, robust domestic consumption and coordinated government stimulus measures. Next to the remarkable economic momentum and progress of China and India, ASEAN 's market of 580 million...

Europe has been hit hard by the financial and economic crisis. With most indicators pointing to continued turbulence ahead, stakeholders will have to adapt and forge closer relationships in order to mitigate risks and seize emerging opportunities. Given the high degree of geopolitical and...

The economic crisis has led to a reassessment of the systems governing global cooperation, financial architecture and policies linked to trade and climate change, and is a wake-up call to speed up implementation of long-discussed reforms. In this complex and evolving landscape, emerging markets,...

Latin American countries also face the global challenges of building a solid financial architecture, providing quality education for all, developing clean and diversified sources of energy and sustainably using natural resources. While consensus is emerging in the region on the need to preserve...

In this context, the 18th World Economic Forum on East Asia will convene 300 global leaders from business and government and leading academic experts to shape Asia’s political, industry and economic agendas. As South Korea is one the world’s largest economies and a member of the G20, it will...

The 19th World Economic Forum on Africa will provide a unique opportunity to bring world leaders together to assess the opportunities and challenges of the continent. The theme “Uniting Africa's Champions” will showcase those leading the way in key areas such as governance, foreign and...

Under the theme “Home-grown Strategies for Global Success”, the meeting will focus on the role of the Middle East in addressing critical global challenges, ranging from systemic financial risk to resource management and political extremism.

High commodity prices, favourable financial conditions and the hard-won economic reforms of the 1990s boosted regional economic growth to an average of 5% in the past years, with low inflation and strong current account surpluses. Besides dealing with the international financial turbulence and...