The landscape approaching 2030 is defined by a fundamental contradiction. On the one hand, global economic prospects are characterized by uncertainty and fragility. Major institutions like the International Monetary Fund (IMF) describe a "global economy in flux," where "prospects remain dim" and resilience is "tenuous". This instability is echoed by the World Economic Forum (WEF), which identifies an "increasingly fractured global landscape" where progress is threatened by a cascade of intersecting global risks.
