Demographic imbalances


Demographic projections reveal a world divided into two groups: in the first one the population is growing, whereas in the second one it is…

Urbanisation


The global pace of urbanization continues to increase, cities grow and operate increasingly autonomously, setting new social and economic…

Rapid technological development and Hyper-connectivity


Evolution in technology has always been a defining factor that signalled the dynamics of the economic system and had multiple effects on…

Growth of middle class & consumption on a global level


The year 2018 was a tipping point, according to a study by the Brookings Institution, as for the first time just over 50% of the world's…

Shift of Power towards the East & the South


The shift of global economic power from the established advanced economies of North America, Western Europe, and Japan towards the emerging…