State Street at the World Economic Forum
Davos, Switzerland, January 19-23
It’s a big world. Invest in it.
At the World Economic Forum’s 56th annual meeting, State Street joined global leaders to advance dialogue on collaboration and sustainable prosperity. Against a backdrop of geopolitical fragmentation and rapid technological change, we were proud to bring our expertise in global markets, financial services and emerging technologies to solution-oriented discussions – focused on using innovation responsibly to unlock growth, strengthen trust and help shape a more resilient and inclusive future.
Ron O’Hanley
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Yie-Hsin Hung
President and Chief Executive Officer, State Street Investment Management
Joerg Ambrosius
President of Investment Services
Mostapha Tahiri
Chief Operating Officer
The weight of global debt
Ron O’Hanley joined a panel of experts to examine the implications of global debt exceeding US$300 trillion — nearly 90 percent of global GDP — at a time of sharply elevated borrowing costs. The discussion focused on how record‑high debt and tighter fiscal conditions are limiting economic resilience, constraining productive investment and accelerating the need to rethink the world’s approach to debt amid difficult political tradeoffs.
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