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To navigate a more complex and challenging era requires deeper understanding of the full picture of the evolution of global trade flows and the interdependencies and networks created by them.
McKinsey Technology Trends Outlook 2025
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Which frontier technologies matter most for companies in 2025? Our annual tech trends report highlights the latest technology breakthroughs, talent trends, use cases, and their potential impact on companies across sectors.
The great trade rearrangement
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A newly defined “rearrangement ratio” gauges the potential to rearrange US imports from China and how this could ripple across the globe.
A new trade paradigm: How shifts in trade corridors could affect business
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Trade routes face high variability in growth under different scenarios, with one-third of global trade potentially exposed to volatility by 2035.
The power of one: How standout firms grow national productivity
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National productivity growth is a matter of few firms taking bold strategic action rather than millions of firms raising efficiency.
In a moment of tariffs, can the world find balance and trust to thrive?
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Amid tariff uncertainty and a possible recession, the world needs a new base of balance and trust to create a thriving economy. Business has a vital role to play.
The enterprising archipelago: Propelling Indonesia’s productivity
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To become a high-income country by 2045, Indonesia needs to create the right conditions for productivity growth and enable larger companies to thrive through capital deepening.
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Sven Smit
Senior Partner, Chair of Insights and Ecosystems, and Chair of McKinsey Global InstituteAmsterdam
Leads research on economic and business trends and works with companies to develop business strategies and transformations
Chris Bradley
McKinsey Global Institute Director and Senior PartnerSydney
Leads research on global economic, business, and tech trends and works on strategic transformations for organizations across...
Kweilin Ellingrud
McKinsey Global Institute Director and Senior PartnerMinneapolis
Leads insights and discussions on the future of work, gender equality, racial equity, and productivity. Serves clients across...
Sylvain Johansson
McKinsey Global Institute Director and Senior PartnerGeneva
Leads the McKinsey Global Institute and supports financial-services institutions in strategy, transformation, underwriting, risk,...
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McKinsey Global Institute Director and Senior PartnerHong Kong
Advises global and Chinese companies across a range of industries.
Olivia White
McKinsey Global Institute Director and Senior PartnerBay Area
Leads research on global economic, business, and tech trends and brings deep expertise in strategy, risk management, and operational...
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McKinsey Global Institute Director and Senior PartnerBay Area
Global expert and leader of research on AI and frontier technologies; advises companies on growth and transformation
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McKinsey Global Institute PartnerBoston
Leads the McKinsey Global Institute’s research on topics related to sustainable and inclusive growth, including climate risk...
Anu Madgavkar
McKinsey Global Institute PartnerNew Jersey
Leads research on topics related to human potential, including demographics, labor markets, technology and the future of work,...
Jan Mischke
McKinsey Global Institute PartnerZurich
Leads MGI’s research on productivity and prosperity
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McKinsey Global Institute PartnerShanghai
Leads MGI teams based in China, working on global as well as China-focused research
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Reports issued by the McKinsey Global Institute are often cited in international media, and MGI authors frequently contribute to leading business publications.
How just a few companies can power national productivity
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Productivity gains at a national level can be driven by a surprisingly small number of companies. A new McKinsey Global Institute report called The Power of One finds that a mere 2% of companies drove around 65% of their national sample’s positive productivity growth through their bold strategies. In fact, a dozen more companies like Apple in the U.S. could have doubled U.S. productivity growth, the study asserts, writes Kweilin Ellingrud in Forbes.
The power of companies to transform the country
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Productivity is an essential factor for economic development and remains an unresolved issue in Mexico. Businesses have a key role to play in leading change, write Olivia White and Maria Jesus Ramirez in Expansion.