2025: A crossroads for international trade and global business 

From tariffs to supply chain challenges, IMD experts predict the factors that will shape international trade in 2025.

Economic dynamics in Asia: Japan’s revival, China’s challenges, and India’s emergence 

As Asia’s economic landscape evolves, three distinct narratives emerge: Japan’s structural renaissance, China’s growth challenges, and India’s manufacturing aspirations. Understanding these intersecting stories is crucial for global businesses and policymakers navigating the region’s shifting dynamics.

Where Mario Draghi’s €800bn industrial strategy for Europe falls short 

The former Italian premier and ECB president’s call for massive EU investment is a wake-up call to Europe’s economic stagnation. But can the continent afford the trade-offs he overlooks?

Why multinationals are betting on India 

As the world’s largest democracy prepares to overtake China in terms of economic growth, it offers a huge investment opportunity, explains IMD’s Richard Baldwin.

A high-stakes game: Securing the supply chain 

In an era of unpredictability, businesses must take many more strategic decisions about supply chain management, say IMD’s Carlos Cordon and supply chain adviser Tariq Farooq

What we can learn from Kahneman, fast and slow 

Observe and rethink until you find a pattern

Cooperative economy can offer a long-term fix for broken system

Introducing a platform-based economic system that promotes prosocial behavior can help society overcome its greatest challenges.

Crisis looms: The challenges facing China’s banks and their global implications 

A banking crisis in China has the potential to disrupt global financial markets, supply chains, and international trade – causing widespread economic repercussions. What can be done to avert such a disaster? 

Navigating luxury in an era of economic uncertainty: Strategies for success

With the global economy facing its slowest growth in three decades, luxury brands are facing challenges from shifting consumer behaviors to geopolitical tensions. Navigating them requires innovative approaches to digitalization at scale.

How many firms around the world are in or close to corporate distress?  

As interest rates rose in many economies, fears of a “hard landing” grew. We examine whether a tighter monetary policy has translated into more firms going into corporate distress by tracking three indicators of corporate performance.

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