The Horizons Tracker

AUGUST 16, 2023

The index evaluates 166 nations based on indicators such as ICT, skills, research and development, industrial capacity, and finance. Despite being the least equipped to adopt frontier technologies, several Asian economies have implemented critical policy changes that have enabled them to outperform expectations based on their GDP per capita.

Technology 82

Technology Development Policies Cooper 82

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

GDP shrunk this year by 5.5% Our horrendous public debt is compounding and the public debt to GDP ratio will soon hit almost 200%, a level that can force our country to default on a most of what it owes. Consumption continues to drop. Construction has decreased by 40% and small shops are closing at a rapid rate.

Crisis 14

Crisis GDP Consensus Politics 14

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

By comparison, China's FDI stock equals 8% of its GDP; more than 70% of that FDI consists of wholly foreign-owned enterprises (as opposed to joint ventures); and foreign firms produce half of China's exports and more than 90% of China's high-tech exports. China, by contrast, is simply open. China is obviously an important economic player.

Comparison 14

Comparison GDP Technology Outsourcing 14

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 18, 2012

Earlier this week, on April 16, the US nominee Jim Yong Kim was selected over Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and former Colombian Finance Minister Jose Antonio Ocampo. The choice of who will lead the World Bank has been made. From less than 10% of world exports, they account for nearly 20%.

Globalization 12

Globalization Banking Restructuring Politics 12

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

New research, led by a team from McKinsey Global Institute in cooperation with FCLT Global , found that companies that operate with a true long-term mindset have consistently outperformed their industry peers since 2001 across almost every financial measure that matters. percentage points of GDP growth per year). We calculate that U.S.

Long-term 8

Long-term EPS Short-term Management 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 24, 2018

cooperation on global trade will be compromised for some time if the tariffs go into effect. SOEs receive preferential access to land, finance, telecom, hydrocarbons, and electricity. The SOEs produce 33% of China’s GDP and account for 20% of its jobs; the central government controls one-third of the SOEs.

GDP 8

GDP Policies Supply Chain Cooper 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 24, 2012

Spain ran a surplus in 2007, and its total debt to GDP ratio was lower than Germany's. What got Europe into its current mess was pretty much the same thing that slammed the US economy: a real estate bubble financed by profligate private banks. Democracies are built around shared ideas and ideals, along with common interests.

Real Estate 10

Real Estate Banking Politics Crisis 10