The world should prepare for a "turbulent" and "stormy" two years ahead as many countries clash over competing geo-economic interests, a World Economic Forum report has warned.
The prospect of geo-economic confrontation was the single greatest risk in a survey of more than 1,300 global leaders and experts from academia, business, government and international organisations.
The report was released ahead of the forum's flagship meeting in Davos next week and comes as US President Donald Trump's administration flexes its muscles against rivals big and small, from China to Greenland, and populist governments put their own countries first.
US tariffs have sparked several coun
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