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Trump lost congress. What changes for global business?
5 hours ago • by Tim Quigley in What Matters Most • 
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After the US midterms, what changes for global business? IMD President David Bach on trade, AI, uncertainty, and the new rules of leadership....
The U.S. Midterms have delivered a historic political upset, handing Democrats control of both chambers of Congress. But does that mean greater stability for businesses around the world? Or could new political pressures on trade, technology, and the economy create fresh risks?
IMD President David Bach joins Tim Quigley to examine what the election means for companies around the world, from potential reversals of U.S. tariffs to tougher scrutiny of AI investments. He also challenges the assumption that a change in Washington, D.C. will reverse the deeper forces reshaping the global economy: “We’re not going back to a more stable, predictable world.” Bach explains why resilience may now matter more than efficiency, why new opportunities are emerging across non-Western markets, and how organizations can turn uncertainty into a competitive advantage.
Despite political upheaval, Bach makes a compelling case for optimism as “a really, really important leadership capability” and explains why it’s important to ask in the next board meeting: “what doesn’t change?”
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