Four trends shaping China’s trajectory in 2025
The world’s second-largest economy will need to balance domestic reforms with its global ambitions as exporters brace for a new set of tariffs from US President-elect Donald Trump....

May 18, 2026 • by Salvatore Cantale in Geopolitics • 7 min read
A new report on the future of banking identifies six structural, powerful shifts affecting a bank’s ability to operate successfully over the coming decades. Bank leaders cannot afford to ignore them....
Continue readingDecember 23, 2024 • by Mark Greeven in Geopolitics • 5 min read
The world’s second-largest economy will need to balance domestic reforms with its global ambitions as exporters brace for a new set of tariffs from US President-elect Donald Trump....
December 20, 2024 • by Robert Hooijberg, Arturo Bris, David Bach, José Parra Moyano, Michael R. Wade, Julia Binder, Howard Yu, Simon J Evenett, Alyson Meister, Salvatore Cantale, Stefan Michel in Geopolitics • 11 min read
At the end of last year, IMD professors outlined their expert predictions for 2024. Read on to find out who was proved wonderfully right by events, and whose crystal ball was occluded...
December 18, 2024 • by Richard Baldwin in Geopolitics • 4 min read
In an era marked by rising US-China tensions and shifting global trade dynamics, CFOs need to incorporate geopolitical insights into their strategic decision-making, advises IMD’s Richard Baldwin....
November 6, 2024 • by Richard Baldwin in Geopolitics • 4 min read
The sequel to Trump’s first presidency could see more of the same on protectionism and geopolitical shocks, with the United States turning increasingly inwards....
November 6, 2024 • by Simon J Evenett in Geopolitics • 5 min read
A balanced assessment of the past eight years is that, in terms of trade policy, America has turned protectionist, implementing significant measures to restrict domestic market access to foreign (non-US) imports....
October 1, 2024 • by Nico Luchsinger in Geopolitics • 7 min read
During a recent Oxford debate organized by Asia Society Switzerland, experts sparred over how the next US administration should frame policy on China....
July 8, 2024 • by Richard Baldwin in Geopolitics • 6 min read
As the world’s largest democracy prepares to overtake China in terms of economic growth, it offers a huge investment opportunity, explains IMD’s Richard Baldwin....
April 25, 2024 • by Carlos Cordon in Geopolitics • 6 min read
Amid mounting geopolitical tensions, CEOs must take direct control of supply chain resilience, says IMD’s Carlos Cordon...
March 5, 2024 • by Simon J Evenett in Geopolitics • 7 min read
Business leaders need to respond more proactively to geopolitical tensions, while policymakers need to rethink their approach, argues IMD’s Simon Evenett....
February 14, 2024 • by Stéphane JG Girod, Jana M. Arden, Barbara Rybka in Geopolitics • 8 min read
With the global economy facing its slowest growth in three decades, luxury brands are facing challenges from shifting consumer behaviors to geopolitical tensions. Navigating them requires innovative approaches to digitalization at scale....
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