Four different paths to digital competitiveness
The different ways that economies tackle digital competitiveness can make them at once resilient and vulnerable in today’s increasingly fragmented digital economy, says Fabian Grimm. ...

November 13, 2025 • by Simon J. Evenett, Fernando Martín Espejo in Competitiveness • 6 min read
Industrial policy is reshaping global competitiveness, strategy, and innovation as governments pursue resilience, security, and growth....
Continue readingNovember 5, 2025 • by Fabian Grimm in Competitiveness • 7 min read
The different ways that economies tackle digital competitiveness can make them at once resilient and vulnerable in today’s increasingly fragmented digital economy, says Fabian Grimm. ...
October 28, 2025 • by Carlos Cordon in Competitiveness • 9 min read
Swiss companies face 39% US tariffs; Carlos Cordon explains how strategic tariff optimization, value chain design, and supply chain agility can restore competitiveness....
October 15, 2025 • by Poman Lo in Competitiveness • 5 min read
The climate crisis is testing leaders like never before. Poman Lo, Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Regal Hotels International, calls for purpose, not profit, to guide Asia’s transformation toward a greener,...
October 14, 2025 • by David Bach in Competitiveness • 5 min read
Globalization as we know it is over. The United States no longer stands alone, and China’s rise has redrawn the world’s balance of power. In this new age of parity, resilience has...
September 26, 2025 • by Stéphane J. G. Girod, Jana M. Arden in Competitiveness • 8 min read
As luxury e-commerce enters a new chapter, shifting consumer expectations, rising costs, and mounting sustainability demands are testing the resilience of every player. LuxExperience CEO Michael Kliger shares how it is navigating...
September 17, 2025 • by Stéphane J. G. Girod in Competitiveness • 7 min read
The sudden imposition of 39% tariffs on Swiss watches in the United States has unsettled one of Switzerland’s most iconic industries. More than a cost shock, it is forcing watchmakers to rethink...
September 16, 2025 • by Jean-François Manzoni in Competitiveness • 9 min read
Morten Wierod, President and CEO of ABB tells Jean-François Manzoni how a leaner-and-cleaner mission, decentralized discipline, and a culture of speed are driving its transformation for the road ahead....
August 26, 2025 • by Richard Baldwin, Michael Yaziji in Competitiveness • 11 min read
The rules-based order that underpinned globalization is lurching from an open-source to a closed-source model. But even without the participation of the US, an ‘open hybrid’ system will ensure stability in the...
August 8, 2025 • by Tomoko Yokoi, Michael R. Wade in Competitiveness • 8 min read
Mastering artificial intelligence will be key to the future of the automotive sector; firms that fail to do this risk being left behind. IMD’s AI Maturity Index unveils the strategic approaches driving...
July 31, 2025 • by Fabian Grimm in Competitiveness • 10 min read
As global economic tensions persist, the economies that win the “negotiations over percentages battle” are taking the media spotlight. However, the economies and regions that recognize deeper patterns of adaptation and position...
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