Economy The structure of economies is undergoing significant change. While growth continues in many regions, the multilateral system is under strain, and inflation remains a concern in several economies due to shifting trade policies and supply chain disruptions. Growth forecasts have been revised downward in some regions, and challenges such as widening income inequality, housing affordability and rising costs of living are becoming more acute. Amid this complex environment, the Forum is leveraging its unique stakeholder model to promote collaboration and the exchange of ideas and best practices to help strengthen the global economic and financial system.The World Economic Forum’s centres develop initiatives that help further the Forum’s mission to improve the state of the world. They typically bring together multiple parties from government to business, academia, civil society groups, experts and youth, all of whom, like the Forum, seek to make progress in tackling the world’s most pressing challenges. Currently, our multistakeholder initiatives and communities are pursuing work across the following topic areas: economy, geopolitics and trade, people, planet, and technology.Select InitiativesSelect Initiatives Future of Growth Initiative The aim of the Future of Growth Initiative is to drive a new conversation around the policies needed to boost rates of growth while also avoiding the errors of previous growth-at- all-costs approaches. The world needs faster growth; it also needs growth that is more innovative, inclusive, sustainable and resilient. Underpinning the initiative’s output is the Future of Growth Framework, which brings together a wide range of data from 107 economies and shows how economies across the world are performing both on the pace of growth and its quality or character. In 2025, the initiative launched a series on global economic futures with Global Economic Futures: Productivity in 2030. Developed in consultation with a broad range of business stakeholders, it explored economic scenarios with a 2030 time horizon, assessing how businesses in different sectors may be affected by major changes that are roiling the global economy. The Future of Growth Champions help to translate the initiative’s work from analysis to action. This group of senior leaders, including government ministers and CEOs, shares the initiative’s vision of driving faster and higher-quality growth to support the vitality and resilience of society. As well as meeting regularly at Forum events, the champions also convene twice yearly on the sidelines of the IMF/World Bank meetings in Washington, DC. The Future of Growth Accelerators Network – a series of public-private collaborative platforms – also represents an integral part of the initiative. At the Annual Meeting 2025, the first national-level Future of Growth Accelerator was launched in collaboration with the government of Egypt. Learn more here Annual Report 2024-2025 Our Impact11

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