Outlook

摘要

Extreme weather tops the list of long-term risks facing the world, according to the 2019 Global Risks Report. Produced annually by the World Economic Forum, the survey also points to shorter-term challenges: 91 percent of respondents expect economic confrontations among major powers to multiply this year, and 88 percent believe there will be an erosion of multilateral trade agreements. Problems such as slowing growth, increased debt, and trade tensions "are independently daunting challenges," Borge Brende, president of the WEF, said at a press conference on Jan. 16. Addressing them requires collaboration, he said, but "collaboration is not necessarily taking place."