EnglishAccording to data consolidated at the beginning of 2026 by the Institute of International Finance (IIF), global debt has exceeded $340 trillion, equivalent to more than 300% of global GDP. The increase is concentrated in advanced economies, but its impact is transmitted globally through financing costs and volatility.
In parallel, the Trust Barometer 2026, conducted by Edelman on a sample of 34,000 respondents across 28 countries, indicates that:
- nearly 70% of respondents believe institutional leaders deliberately mislead the public;
- fears related to trade and recession have reached historic highs;
- economic optimism is declining sharply in advanced economies.
This combination-structurally unsustainable debt, wealth concentration, and the erosion of trust-helps explain why Davos increasingly talks about "dialogue” and less about systemic solutions.
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