Demography. The economy. Climate. Technological advances. What will the world look like in 2040?

The end of American unipolar dominance ushers in not a new era dominated by China or other “rising powers,” but rather geopolitical manoeuvring at best and military conflict at worst — together with profound uncertainty.

CIGI’s Global Economic Scenarios Program analyzes demographic, economic and fiscal projections to empower policy makers and individual governments with comprehensive insight required to navigate the new reality that we see unfolding.

This video introduces the program team members who have worked to produce this unique and important analysis, and they highlight the many factors that will shape the future global economic system.