Global report/ From emigration to economic crime, the 5 main risks for Albania

2025-01-16 07:29:00, Ekonomi CNA

Global report/ From emigration to economic crime, the 5 main risks for Albania

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Armed conflict, extreme weather and disinformation have been identified as the top global risks for 2025, according to the Global Risks Report, compiled by the World Economic Forum (WEF).

Despite the global findings, it seems that our country will face other risks this year. According to the report, the five main risks are:

1. Forced emigration

2. Lack of work and/or talent

3 Crime and illegal economic activity

4. Insufficient public services and social protection

5. Inequality (wealth, income).

Forced emigration, the region's "common problem"

Involuntary (forced) emigration and labor or talent shortages are two of the top 5 risks that also prevail in Serbia, North Macedonia, and Kosovo (Montenegro is not included in the report).

The biggest risks facing the world now and in the next 10 years

Nearly a quarter (23%) of respondents to the “Global Risks Report” ranked state-based armed conflict as the most pressing concern for 2025.

Misinformation and disinformation were cited as the top risks over a two-year time horizon for the second year in a row, while environmental concerns such as extreme weather events, biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse dominated the 10-year risk rankings.

Extreme weather events, which include heat waves, tornadoes and floods, featured prominently among the short- and long-term risks. The climate crisis is making extreme weather more frequent and intense.

The report comes as nearly 3,000 leaders from more than 130 countries prepare to attend the WEF's annual meeting. The four-day event kicks off on Monday (January 20) in the Swiss mountain village of Davos.

"Rising geopolitical tensions, a breakdown in global trust, and the climate crisis are straining the global system like never before.

"In a world characterized by deepening divisions and multiple risks, global leaders have a choice: foster cooperation and resilience, or face increased instability. The stakes have never been higher," Mirek Dušek, managing director at the WEF, said in a statement.

The survey considers risks in the short term to 2025, the short and medium term to 2027, and the long term to 2035. More than 900 global risk experts, policymakers, and industry leaders were surveyed in September and October last year to inform the report.

"The world is in a dire state"

The WEF said armed conflict was overlooked as a key near-term risk two years ago, a development that reflects rising geopolitical tensions and an increasingly fragmented global landscape.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has previously warned that the world is facing the highest number of conflicts since World War II, citing Russia's full-scale occupation of Ukraine as well as conflicts in the Middle East and Africa.

Some of the other short-term risks identified in the latest WEF report include social polarization, cyber espionage, pollution and inequality./Monitor