World Economic Forum Archives

Covid-19 Crisis

Coronavirus: Central Banks Stand Ready with More “Stimulus”

The nearest example in modern history to the present medical emergency supply shock is the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) oil embargo...

Brendan Brown - February 4, 2022

Finance

Financialization: Why the Financial Sector Now Rules the Global Economy

To read or watch the news in today's world is to be confronted with a wide array of stories about financial organization and financial...

Ryan McMaken - February 4, 2022

Covid-19 Crisis

How Shutdowns Will Keep Killing the Economy, Even When They’re Over

Imagine what it is like right now to plan for the future as a business owner. The owner doesn't know if he or she...

Ryan McMaken - February 2, 2022

World Economic Forum

Governments Have Crippled the World’s Economies. Revolution May Soon Follow.

The world seems to be on fire. A couple of months ago, the economic upswing was still firmly established, production expanded, and unemployment was...

Thorsten Polleit - February 1, 2022

Covid-19 Crisis

The True Costs of Zombie Companies and Easy Money

Recent data published by Yardeni Research Inc., Bank for International Settlements (BIS), the Institute of International Finance (IIF), and in the Federal Reserve Bank of...

Ali Mecklai - January 31, 2022

Secret Societies & Freemasonry

No Privacy, No Property: The World in 2030 According to the WEF

The World Economic Forum (WEF) was founded fifty years ago. It has gained more and more prominence over the decades and has become one...

Antony P. Mueller - January 27, 2022