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  • Report Highlights
    • The Global Risks Landscape 2016
    • The Global Risks Interconnections Map 2016
    • The Risks-Trends Interconnections Map 2016
    • Global Risks of Highest Concern for Doing Business 2016
    • Benchmarking Global Risks to Businesses 2016
  • Blogs and Opinions
  • Shareable Infographics
  • Video
  • Press Releases
  • FAQs
  • [–––Divider–––]
  • Preface
  • Executive Summary
  • Introduction
  • Part 1 – Global Risks 2016
    • Coping with the Changing Climate
    • Humanity on the Move
    • Economic Growth 4.0
    • Conclusion
    • References
  • Part 2 – The Security Outlook 2030
  • Part 3: Risks in Focus
    • (Dis)Empowered Citizen
    • Climate Change and Risks to Food Security
    • Global Disease Outbreaks
  • Part 4: Risks for Doing Business at a Glance
    • Regional Analysis
    • Deep-Dives into Five Global Risks
    • Conclusions
    • References
  • Conclusions
  • Appendices
    • Appendix A: Description of Global Risks and Trends 2016
    • Appendix B: Global Risks Perception Survey and Methodology 2015
    • Appendix C: The Executive and Opinion Survey 2015: Views of the Business Community on the Global Risks of Highest Concern for Doing Business
  • Acknowledgements
  • Download as PDF
  • [–––Divider–––]
  • Resilience Insights
Global Risks 2016 Home
  • Report Home
  • Report Highlights
    • The Global Risks Landscape 2016
    • The Global Risks Interconnections Map 2016
    • The Risks-Trends Interconnections Map 2016
    • Global Risks of Highest Concern for Doing Business 2016
    • Benchmarking Global Risks to Businesses 2016
  • Blogs and Opinions
  • Shareable Infographics
  • Video
  • Press Releases
  • FAQs
  • [–––Divider–––]
  • Preface
  • Executive Summary
  • Introduction
  • Part 1 – Global Risks 2016
    • Coping with the Changing Climate
    • Humanity on the Move
    • Economic Growth 4.0
    • Conclusion
    • References
  • Part 2 – The Security Outlook 2030
  • Part 3: Risks in Focus
    • (Dis)Empowered Citizen
    • Climate Change and Risks to Food Security
    • Global Disease Outbreaks
  • Part 4: Risks for Doing Business at a Glance
    • Regional Analysis
    • Deep-Dives into Five Global Risks
    • Conclusions
    • References
  • Conclusions
  • Appendices
    • Appendix A: Description of Global Risks and Trends 2016
    • Appendix B: Global Risks Perception Survey and Methodology 2015
    • Appendix C: The Executive and Opinion Survey 2015: Views of the Business Community on the Global Risks of Highest Concern for Doing Business
  • Acknowledgements
  • Download as PDF
  • [–––Divider–––]
  • Resilience Insights

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