The World Economic Forum (WEF) has highlighted five major risks facing Bangladesh this year, with inflation emerging as the top concern. This information was revealed in the WEF’s Global Risk Report 2025, which draws on its annual Executive Opinion Survey (EOS).
The survey participants are asked, 'What are the biggest challenges for your country in the next two years?' The participants were given a list of 34 risks. From there, they identified five main risks. The WEF has identified five areas of risk.
Along with high inflation, the four other risk areas they identified are extreme weather (floods, heat waves), pollution (air, water, soil), unemployment and lack of economic opportunities, and economic downturn (recession, stagnation).
The report has identified 10 main risk areas for the current year on a global scale. State-based armed conflict could become the biggest risk to the world, overshadowing other concerns in recent years, including climate, social, and economic concerns. Even two years ago, it was not seen as a major risk.
The other global top 10 risks include extreme weather, geopolitical conflicts, disinformation and misinformation, social polarization, significant changes in the global system, lack of economic opportunity or unemployment, the erosion of human rights or civil liberties, and inequality.
Bd-pratidin English/Tanvir Raihan
