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Ten business trends for 2025, and forecasts for 15 industries

A global round-up from The Economist Intelligence Unit

Ten business trends for 2025

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The World Ahead 2025

Future-gazing analysis, predictions and speculation

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The World Ahead The year ahead

Calendar 2025

Our selection of events taking place around the world

The World Ahead Superforecasters in 2025

What the “superforecasters” predict for major events in 2025

The experts at Good Judgment weigh in on the coming year

The World Ahead Obituary in 2025

The rings of Saturn will disappear in 2025

First observed by Galileo, this occurs twice every 29 years

The World Ahead By Invitation: Science & technology in 2025

Casey Handmer says solar power is changing the economics of energy

Large-scale production of synthetic fuel is now feasible, argues the founder of Terraform Industries

The World Ahead Science & technology in 2025

Space missions to watch in 2025

Humans may fly around the Moon, and robots will explore new frontiers