Global Fragmentation to Hit Africa Hardest, WEF Warns

Global economic fragmentation spreads to allies, costing up to $307 billion annually: WEF report

Geoeconomic fragmentation has reached a critical turning point, accelerating through 2025 and 2026 to spread beyond geopolitical rivals and infect traditionally allied economies. According to a new World Economic Forum (WEF) report titled Deepening Divides

Global Fragmentation to Hit Africa Hardest, WEF Warns

NewsGhana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Roger A. Agana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/global-fragmentation-to-hit-africa-hardest-wef-warns/Emerging economies, including in Africa, face the heaviest blow from a fragmenting global financial system already costing the world hundreds of billions of dollars yearly, the World Economic Forum says. A new report from the World Economic Forum (WEF), produced with Oliver Wyman, puts the annual…

Trade and financial fragmentation spreads beyond rivals as costs mount – WEF

Geoeconomic fragmentation imposing an annual cost of $213–$307 billion on the global economy, according to a new World Economic Forum report release today. Driven by geopolitical tensions, economic security concerns and shifting trade relationships across major economies, fragmentation accelerated through 2025 and 2026 and is increasingly affecting trade, finance and investment systems. Deepening Divides: The Cost of a More Fragmented Financial …

Global costs rise as trade and financial fragmentation spread

Geoeconomic fragmentation is imposing an annual cost of $213-billion to $307-billion on the global economy, according to a new World Economic Forum report. Driven by geopolitical tensions, economic security concerns and shifting trade relationships across major economies, fragmentation accelerated through 2025 and 2026 and is increasingly affecting trade, finance and investment systems. Deepening Divides: The Cost of a More Fragmented Financial …