Innholdsfortegnelse for MAY - JUNE 2025 i World Economic Journal

Big tech companies, especially the Magnificent 7 (Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, NVIDIA, and Tesla), have long been the most attractive and yet most overvalued investment assets. The AI boom has only made the rally for high-tech stocks, especially Nvidia’s (NVDA) intensify. However, right now in 2025 Big Tech is facing significant political and economic risks due to the trade war the US is having with many countries and China in particular. But before the trade war intensified, Tesla’s stock (TSLA) faced substantial selling pressure because its charismatic CEO Elon Musk became closely associated with President Trump and his politics. Tesla’s Elon Musk became the head of the US Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). So, he is now close to President Trump’s administration. Tesla’s stock has been facing downward…

Central Asia is rapidly gaining strategic importance for international investors. From a geopolitical perspective, the region plays a key role in global initiatives like China’s “Belt and Road.” Such frameworks open new opportunities for trade and transport infrastructure. Meanwhile, ongoing economic reforms and vast natural resources across the region create favorable conditions for foreign capital. The region is rich in oil, gas, rare earth metals, and hydroelectric potential. At the same time, Central Asian countries are gradually embracing more sustainable economic models. This opens up new avenues for investment in renewable energy, green technologies, and eco-tourism. Another strength is the region’s young and growing population — over 75 million people, with youth comprising the majority. This demographic trend presents clear advantages for labor markets, industrial development, and consumer-driven sectors. ECONOMIC…

INTERNATIONAL AWARDS SERIES FOR CHANGE LEADERS WEJ Awards 2025 is a prestigious international award series established by World Economic Journal. It celebrates achievements that shape the future of the economy, technology, public health, sustainability, and leadership. The awards are granted to companies, public institutions, business leaders, and influential experts whose decisions and initiatives have a real impact on global progress. In 2025, the WEJ Awards scale up to a new level: instead of one award as in 2024, the series now includes twelve individual awards. This first announcement introduces five out of twelve award categories that will define the WEJ Awards 2025: • WEJ Investment Award 2025• WEJ Innovation Award 2025• WEJ Technology Award 2025• WEJ Women Award 2025• WEJ Health Award 2025 Each award includes multiple categories that highlight…

BRICS 250: The Companies Shaping the Future of Sustainable Growth In a world seeking new directions for growth, companies from BRICS nations are emerging as the driving force of global transformation. In 2024, the World Economic Journal introduced the inaugural edition of the BRICS Corporate Leaders (BRICS 250) ranking — a comprehensive review of the largest and most forward-looking corporations from BRICS countries. The updated 2025 edition will be released this autumn. BRICS 250 is a unique business assessment tool that combines scale, sustainability, and impact. The ranking covers 250 leading companies from BRICS and BRICS+ countries, including China, India, Brazil, Russia, South Africa, as well as new members such as the UAE, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia. Companies are evaluated across four key criteria: • Financial Stability — revenue, assets,…

In January 2025 President Trump’s inauguration took place. This is now Trump’s second term as the US president. Many analysts predicted growing trade tensions between the US and other countries, especially China. The situation has in fact intensified since 2016–2020. Now leading economists are even talking about protectionism as the new norm of international trade. Obviously, the trade tensions we are facing right now are not pure economics. In fact, politics plays a crucial role here as well. In plain terms, tariffs are an instrument of both geopolitical and economic pressure. TARIFFS IMPOSED BY THE US The announcements that regularly get published by global media paint a mixed picture: on certain days new trade restrictions get imposed on various nations, while some time later we see the softening of the…

The Cities Shaping the Future: BRICS Business Capitals Ranking Returns The world is becoming increasingly urban. Major BRICS cities are shaping new chains of economic influence, technological transformation, and ESG adaptation. In 2024, World Economic Journal introduced the first edition of the BRICS Business Capitals — a ranking of the most influential urban economic hubs. An updated edition will be released in the September 2025 issue. BRICS Business Capitals is a specialized sub-ranking that highlights key cities across BRICS countries actively redefining the global economic landscape. The evaluation is based on four primary categories: • Gross Regional Product (GRP): economic size and growth rates; • Technological Infrastructure: level of digitization and innovation clusters; • Urban ESG Agenda: waste management, green zones, sustainable transport; • Role as Corporate and Investment Hubs:…