For future success, banks must respond strategically to these six shifts

Kati ter Horst on being a first-time CEO when the old rules are gone

May 14, 2026 • by David Bach in Geopolitics • 1 min read • Podcast available

Outokumpu CEO Kati ter Horst on steel, free trade, Europe’s competitiveness, AI, sustainability, and leading when the old rules are gone....

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Oona Hathaway, should we still believe in the global order?

April 23, 2026 • by David Bach in Geopolitics • 2 min read • Podcast available

Oona Hathaway on war, global rules, and why business leaders may regret staying silent as international law is violated....

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Geopolitical turbulence puts Brazil in focus – but sustained growth needs a strategy

April 20, 2026 • by José Caballero in Geopolitics • 6 min read

Latin America’s largest economy by GDP needs a multi-pronged approach addressing fragile governance, deep inequality, and uneven institutions. ...

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The CFO Agenda: 5 priorities shaping finance leadership this year

April 10, 2026 • by Salvatore Cantale in Geopolitics • 5 min read

As geopolitics and advanced AI reshape risk, productivity, and value creation, CFOs sit at the center of the response. IMD’s Salvatore Cantale identifies five priorities that shaping finance leadership this year....

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Three key leadership skills for volatile times

March 23, 2026 • by Jennifer Jordan in Geopolitics • 5 min read

In turbulent times, leaders need geopolitical savviness, political influence, and stress management says IMD’s Jennifer Jordan ...

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Optimism as strategy

February 2, 2026 • by David Bach, Huda Al Hashimi in Geopolitics • 11 min read

Countries building ecosystems where government vision, business innovation, and investor confidence reinforce each other to gain competitive advantage through strategic optimism. ...

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WEF Unplugged: Geopolitics, sustainability, and a look behind the scenes

January 23, 2026 • by David Bach, Julia Binder in Geopolitics • 1 min read • Podcast available

Live from Davos: IMD’s Julia Binder and David Bach cut through the headlines on geopolitics, AI, energy – and competing visions for the international order....

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Geopolitics dominates Davos: Values-based pragmatism as a blueprint for action

January 23, 2026 • by David Bach, Julia Binder, Arturo Bris, Frédéric Dalsace, Simon J Evenett, Florian Hoos, Jennifer Jordan, Sara Ratti, Karl Schmedders, Sarah E. Toms, Ginka Toegel in Geopolitics • 14 min read

From Trump and transatlantic tensions to AI’s reality check and sustainability’s reinvention, Davos 2026 signals a shift toward values-based pragmatism....

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What geopolitical maturity looks like – and why it pays off

January 12, 2026 • by Simon J Evenett in Geopolitics • 9 min read

In turbulent times, companies can justify their investments in geopolitical assets by moving beyond risk mitigation and using foresight to gain competitive advantage and create value....

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Trump’s data wrecking ball has echoes of Greek tragedy 

January 9, 2026 • by Jerry Davis in Geopolitics • 9 min read

The US President is gouging out chunks of America’s long-established economic data apparatus because he doesn’t like what he sees. It’s unlikely to end well....

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