Saadia Zahidi

“The Chief Economists survey reveals three defining trends for 2026: surging AI investment and its implications for the global economy; debt approaching critical thresholds with unprecedented shifts in fiscal and monetary policies; and trade realignments.”

“As a curtain raiser for this meeting, we launched last week our Global Risks Report, and what it shows is that the top-of-mind issue for business leaders and experts around the world is exactly this point around geoeconomic confrontation as the number one risk for 2026 and for the next two years. That's really what people are thinking about: tariffs, investment screening, control of critical resources, and supply chains. What does that mean for economies that have become so deeply intertwined an”