World Competitiveness Yearbook 2020

Why is Hermès outpacing Nike, and what's driving the success of Roche and NVIDIA? Their cautious and steady approach is making them the best-equipped to face an uncertain 2025.

Business leaders at this year's World Economic Forum sought to block out the political noise and focus on what's happening in the real economy.

Many new businesses have emerged in recent years with few employees, no roots in the community, and heavily reliant on Big Tech for survival. How does this square with the demands for responsible leadership?

With stagnant import volumes since 2021, and import prices at levels below those suggested by fundamentals, foreign exporters face an uphill battle to convert access to the Chinese market into revenues. Notably, the volume stagnation predates the ...

Early in his career, Dolf van den Brink did everything he could to project an image of authority – including wearing spectacles he didn’t need. It wasn’t until he learned to be comfortable in his skin that he began to excel as a leader, he tells ...

Early in his career, Dolf van den Brink, CEO of Heineken since 2020, did everything he could to project an image of authority – including wearing spectacles he didn't need. It wasn't until he learned to be comfortable in his skin that he began to ...

It has become conventional wisdom to view Europe as an economic powerhouse past its prime, overshadowed by the steady advance of the US and meteoric rise of China. Critics cite Europe’s shrinking share of global GDP, excessive regulation, and slug...

Now in its eighth year, the 2024 IMD World Digital Competitiveness Ranking measures the capacity and readiness of 67 economies to adopt and explore digital technologies as a key driver for economic transformation in business, government, and wider...

Michael Wade and Tomoko Yokoi explain how IMD ranked the world's leading companies on AI adoption and use – and reveal which topped the list.

A balanced assessment of the past eight years is that, in terms of trade policy, America has turned protectionist, implementing significant measures to restrict domestic market access to foreign (non-US) imports.