An opinion poll conducted by the World Economic Forum and published on Wednesday showed that armed conflicts are the biggest risk in 2025, as government and business leaders gather for the annual forum in Davos next week.
Almost one in four of the more than 900 experts in academia, business and policymaking surveyed said conflict, including wars and terrorism, was the biggest threat to economic growth this year.
Meteorology is in second place
Very bad meteorological phenomena took the second place in terms of danger after they were the source of the first concern in 2024.
Mirek Dusek, director general of the World Economic Forum, said in a statement accompanying the report: “in a world characterized by deep divisions and cascading dangers, world leaders have a choice, either to strengthen cooperation and flexibility, or to face increasing instability. “The stakes have never been higher,”he added.
The forum begins on January 20, the same day Donald Trump will be sworn in as president of the United States. Trump, who has promised to end the war in Ukraine, will deliver an online speech at the forum on January 23.
Forum chairman and executive director Borg Brende said that Syria, the” horrendous humanitarian situation in Gaza ” and the possible escalation of the conflict in the Middle East will be of interest at the forum.
The danger of misinformation and misinformation
According to the survey, experts counted that the biggest threat that the world will face over the next two years is the threat of misinformation and misinformation, which retained the same rating for 2024.
According to the survey, a global danger is a situation that will negatively, and in a significant proportion, affect world GDP, population, or natural resources.
The Forum surveyed experts in September and October.
64% of the respondents, representing the majority, expect the continuation of multipolarity, the disintegration of the world order.
