
Saadia Zahidi
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Managing Director, World Economic Forum @wef. Swiss & Pakistani. Economist. Views my own.
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There is no country in the world where the bottom 50% own more than 5% of wealth. Lucas Chancel at #WEF24 on how global income and wealth inequality has grown and what it means for taxes, climate and trust in the future World Economic Forum World Inequality Lab | WID.world weforum.org/events/world-e…


Saadia Saadia Zahidi, Managing Director at World Economic Forum, on how the rise in tech is affecting the labor market. #HCI2024.



Part of Going Far, Going Together discussion with Saadia Saadia Zahidi on how AI is reshaping how we live, work, and connect and its impact on the future of human capabilities #Futurereadiness #HCI2024

Press Conference: #SpecialMeeting24 on Global Collaboration, Growth and Energy for Development with Børge Brende, Saadia Zahidi and فيصل الإبراهيم Faisal Alibrahim (وزارة الاقتصاد والتخطيط) x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

What Kind of Growth Do We Need? with Tengku Zafrul 🇲🇾, محمد عبدالله عبدالعزيز الجدعان | Mohammed Aljadaan, Kristalina Georgieva (@IMFnews), Joumanna Nasr Bercetche (Bloomberg) and Saadia Zahidi #SpecialMeeting24 x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

Investing amid Global Fracture with William Ford, Salman F Rahman, Saadia Zahidi, Lubna S. Olayan, Laurence D. Fink, خالد الفالح | Khalid Al Falih #SpecialMeeting24 x.com/i/broadcasts/1…


The global gender gap is narrowing so slowly that it will take five generations to close at the current pace. That's according to new research from World Economic Forum. Saadia Zahidi tells CNBC the measures needed to increase gender parity will also have a positive economic and social impact.

Today, the World Economic Forum has published the #gendergap24. While there have been some areas of improvement, progress towards #gender parity remains too slow. Simply put, we cannot wait until 2158 for parity. The time for decisive action is now. Read more here: wef.ch/gendergap24



"Things are very optimistic in the United States," World Economic Forum managing director Saadia Zahidi says on findings. "Over eight out of 10 of the chief economists that we surveyed are expecting either strong or moderate growth."


The World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting of the Global Future Councils (#GFC24) kicks off today in Dubai, bringing together global experts to discuss #AI, sustainable #growth, and #collaboration in a changing geopolitical landscape. Find out more here: wef.ch/amgfc24


The World Economic Forum’s Future of Jobs Report 2025 reveals 170M new jobs by 2030 but 92M displaced—a net gain of 78M. Tech, demographics & green shifts demand new skills: 60% of workers need upskilling. Urgent action vital to ensure equitable pathways.



As elections around the world in 2024 showed, public sentiment about stagnant economic prospects has been a key factor in voting behavior. My piece for Foreign Affairs: we must focus on quality growth not just more growth for growth’s sake. foreignaffairs.com/how-get-right-…

Happy to meet my friend World Economic Forum MD Saadia Zahidi in Washington for the #SpringMeetings for productive discussions on the future of growth & jobs.
