What’s New

January 2019 report: the McKinsey Global Institute takes another look at how globalization is evolving, this time viewing it through the lens of global value chains. Trade patterns are shaped by myriad business decisions within these production networks, not by the simple act of one country choosing to buy less from another. Using MGI’s signature “micro-to-macro” approach, we look at how companies participating in 23 different industry value chains are responding to global opportunities and pressures. We examine both goods-producing and service industries across 43 countries.

In the midst of rapid technological change, political polarization and a fragile economic recovery, it is critical that we define, assess and implement new pathways to growth and prosperity.

The 2018 edition of the Global Competitiveness Report represents a milestone in the four-decade history of the series, with the introduction of the new Global Competitiveness Index 4.0. The new index sheds light on an emerging set of drivers of productivity and long-term growth in the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. It provides a much-needed compass for policy-makers and other stakeholders to help shape economic strategies and monitor progress

From Azerbaijan to Zimbabwe, there is hardly a country (and/or region) which has not crafted a National Innovation Strategy to invigorate their innovation and entrepreneurial capability. Since all nations are mobilizing to position their unique history and technology prowess, savvy leaders have launched trans-border initiatives to leap-frog competitors on this new level playing field. The interaction and influence of the Baltics Dynamics as a ‘Zone of Innovation’ is one prime example, and is contrasted with Boston, Massachusetts, which ranks as the #1 Innovation Region in the world.

The Atlas of Sustainable Development Goals 2018 is a visual guide to the trends, challenges and measurement issues related to each of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. The Atlas features maps and data visualizations, primarily drawn from World Development Indicators (WDI) - the World Bank’s compilation of internationally comparable statistics about global development and the quality of people’s lives.