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Topic 194 · Reports & Indices

WEF Global Risks Report 2026

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Core Trigger: The World Economic Forum released its 21st Global Risks Report on 14 January 2026, ahead of the Davos meeting.
Top Finding: Geoeconomic confrontation ranked as the leading risk; 18 per cent called it the likeliest trigger of a 2026 crisis.
Current Head: Borge Brende led the Forum at this report's release; he resigned on 26 February 2026 and Alois Zwinggi is interim President and CEO.
Key Term: Geoeconomic confrontation means sanctions, tariffs, investment screening and economic coercion used as rivalry tools.
Movement: It ranked only ninth on the two-year list in 2025; misinformation and societal polarisation also stay near the top.
Partners: The report is produced with partners including Marsh McLennan and Zurich Insurance Group.
India Link: For India, cyber insecurity topped the list of risks.
Headquarters: The WEF is headquartered in Cologny, near Geneva, Switzerland.
Founded: Klaus Schwab founded it in 1971 as the European Management Forum; it became the World Economic Forum in 1987.
Landmark: The 1973 Davos Manifesto set the stakeholder approach to business that the Forum promotes.
Statute: The WEF is a Swiss non-profit foundation, recognised by Switzerland as an international institution in 2015.
Outlook Split: The report separates two-year outlooks, led by geopolitical and information risks, from ten-year outlooks dominated by environmental threats.

Question 1 of 10

The World Economic Forum released which edition of its Global Risks Report on 14 January 2026?

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Answer: (A) 21st

Core Trigger: The World Economic Forum released its 21st Global Risks Report on 14 January 2026, ahead of the Davos meeting.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 194, point 1

Question 2 of 10

Consider: 1. Geoeconomic confrontation ranked as the leading risk. 2. 18 per cent called it the likeliest trigger of a 2026 crisis. Which is/are correct?

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Answer: (C) Both 1 and 2

Top Finding: Geoeconomic confrontation ranked as the leading risk; 18 per cent called it the likeliest trigger of a 2026 crisis.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 194, point 2

Question 3 of 10

Who is interim President and CEO of the WEF after Borge Brende resigned?

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Answer: (C) Alois Zwinggi

Current Head: Borge Brende led the Forum at this report's release; he resigned on 26 February 2026 and Alois Zwinggi is interim President and CEO.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 194, point 3

Question 4 of 10

Which description fits geoeconomic confrontation?

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Answer: (C) Sanctions, tariffs and coercion used in rivalry

Key Term: Geoeconomic confrontation means sanctions, tariffs, investment screening and economic coercion used as rivalry tools.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 194, point 4

Question 5 of 10

Where did geoeconomic confrontation rank on the two-year list in 2025?

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Answer: (A) Ninth

Movement: It ranked only ninth on the two-year list in 2025; misinformation and societal polarisation also stay near the top.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 194, point 5

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Which firm is named as a partner in producing the report?

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Answer: (A) Marsh McLennan

Partners: The report is produced with partners including Marsh McLennan and Zurich Insurance Group.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 194, point 6

Question 7 of 10

The WEF is headquartered at which location?

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Answer: (B) Cologny, near Geneva

Headquarters: The WEF is headquartered in Cologny, near Geneva, Switzerland.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 194, point 8

Question 8 of 10

In which year did the European Management Forum become the World Economic Forum?

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Answer: (D) 1987

Founded: Klaus Schwab founded it in 1971 as the European Management Forum; it became the World Economic Forum in 1987.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 194, point 9

Question 9 of 10

The 1973 Davos Manifesto set which approach to business?

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Answer: (A) Stakeholder approach

Landmark: The 1973 Davos Manifesto set the stakeholder approach to business that the Forum promotes.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 194, point 10

Question 10 of 10

Consider: 1. The WEF is a Swiss non-profit foundation. 2. Switzerland recognised it as an international institution in 1987. Which is/are correct?

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Answer: (A) Only 1

Statute: The WEF is a Swiss non-profit foundation, recognised by Switzerland as an international institution in 2015.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 194, point 11

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