World Economic Forum Global Leadership Survey 2017

Companies identify economic and social risks as the most worrisome, and cybernetic risks such as those that gain increasing importance according to data from the 2017 World Economic Forum Global Leadership Survey, released by the strategic partners of the Forum Global Risks, Marsh & McLennan Companies and Mars- Zurich Insurance Group.

Unemployment, fiscal crises and government failure to ensure economic stability are the main problems facing the world today, while cyber risks are gaining more and more importance, according to a recent survey by the World Economic Forum . These data come from the recent World Economic Forum Global Leadership Survey, which provides a unique insight into the conditions of the business world. The study asked the respondents to identify the five main risks to the practice of business in their respective countries. The survey was conducted between February and June 2017, and was answered by 12,411 executives in 136 countries.

In Latin America, executives in the region stressed that because of increased geopolitical risk, sometimes fueled by protectionist policies, their main concern is the potential failure of governance in their countries.

For Eugenio Pascoal, CEO of Marsh and president of Marsh & McLennan Companies in Brazil, research guides political and business leaders in their strategic decisions, as indicators and analysis provide a macro and local vision not only of risks but also of the alternation of these threats in a world in constant transformation, in all the spheres, be it political, economic, social and technological.

"They are indicators and data that combine a differentiated and powerful trend intelligence to guide companies in the best multi-risk management strategies," Pascoal said.