Davos 2026 calls for dialogue amid rising global risks, slowing growth
January 20, 2026
Dialogue, leaders said, is now the world’s most urgent tool to prevent conflict, restore trust, and unlock shared economic recovery.
Dialogue, leaders said, is now the world’s most urgent tool to prevent conflict, restore trust, and unlock shared economic recovery.
Africa increasingly must finance its own development. Zimbabwe’s Mutapa Fund exemplifies sovereign wealth funds driving industrial transformation and economic self-reliance.
China is ramping up Belt and Road financing to secure energy and critical resources, boosting its global influence as competition intensifies across Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
China met its 2025 growth target as strong exports lifted the economy, helping offset weak domestic demand, slowing investment, and ongoing challenges in the property sector.
Mitsubishi Corporation is acquiring U.S. shale gas assets in a $7.5 billion deal, its largest-ever, boosting LNG supply and expanding its global natural gas value chain.
Issuers turn to infrastructure‑linked securities to finance energy and transport projects.
Industrial parks, trade facilitation, and SME finance aim to boost value‑added exports.
