# Centre for Regions, Trade and Geopolitics

Helping stakeholders navigate geopolitical shifts and drive economic reforms.

[Learn more](https://centres.weforum.org/centre-for-regions-trade-and-geopolitics/initiatives)


## We engage governments, business, international organizations and civil society to lead initiatives, advance dialogue, and deliver insight amid a fast-changing global context

A shifting geopolitical landscape is introducing new layers of complexity and risk for business nationally, regionally, and globally.The Centre for Regions, Trade and Geopolitics helps stakeholders navigate these challenges and opportunities in the intelligent age, and provides them with a trusted platform to shape cooperation and drive economic reforms.


**190+** Leading global companies

**40+** International organizations

**150+** Civil society organizations


## Our initiatives

Our initiatives bring together public and private sector leaders to address global and regional challenges through dialogue, cooperation and practical action.

[Discover all our initiatives](https://centres.weforum.org/centre-for-regions-trade-and-geopolitics/initiatives)


### European Leaders for Growth and Competitiveness

A group focused on European growth and competitiveness made up of key leaders from public, private, civil society and expert organizations.

[Explore more](https://initiatives.weforum.org/leadership-group-for-european-competitiveness/home)


### Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation

This initiative supports governments in developing and least-developed countries in implementing the WTO’s Trade Facilitation Agreement.

[Explore more](https://www.tradefacilitation.org/)


### Humanitarian & Resilience Investing Initiative

This initiative catalyzes private capital to unlock social impact investing in frontier market and increase the resilience of at-risk and crisis-hit communities.

[Explore  more](https://initiatives.weforum.org/humanitarian-and-resilience-investing-initiative/home)


### Global Data Partnership Against Forced Labour

This initiative aims to accelerate systems-level efforts to combat forced labour by developing technology tools to scale data sharing, while inspiring new approaches towards action.

[Explore more](https://initiatives.weforum.org/fldata/home)


## Our impact

We work with partners across sectors to respond to shifting geopolitical dynamics and support more open, stable and resilient economies.

[Learn more about our impact](https://centres.weforum.org/centre-for-regions-trade-and-geopolitics/impact)


### Removing Barriers to Growth

The Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation is reshaping trade reform in developing and least-developed countries by simplifying cross-border trade, making it faster and more inclusive.

[Explore more](https://www.weforum.org/impact/trade-removing-barriers-to-growth/)


### TradeTech is revolutionizing global trade

The TradeTech initiative encourages trade facilitation by improving transparency, fostering inter-agency cooperation and enabling data sharing for more effective risk management.

[Explore more](https://www.weforum.org/impact/revolutionizing-global-trade-through-technological-transformation/)


### Top organizations unlock investments to support the world’s most vulnerable

Partners of the Humanitarian and Resilience Investing Initiative (HRI) announce over 50 commitments that will boost impact investment and could unlock over $15 billion.

[Explore more](https://www.weforum.org/press/2024/01/wef24-top-organizations-unlock-new-investments-to-support-the-world-s-most-vulnerable/)


### Boosting capital for development

For the past few years, the World Economic Forum has been piloting sustainable investment facilitation in Cambodia, Ghana, Kenya, and India to help tackle shortfalls in sustainable foreign direct investment (FDI).

[Explore more](https://www.weforum.org/impact/sustainable-investment-agreement/)


## Forum Publications

*Browse and filter reports and publications*

[Discover all of our insights](https://centres.weforum.org/centre-for-regions-trade-and-geopolitics/insights)


### Join our work on regions, trade and geopolitics

We believe multistakeholder dialogue and cooperation underpin the ability to achieve progress on shared priorities. The Centre partners with governments, business, civil society groups and international organizations to generate insight and deliver cooperative solutions to issues of global and regional concern. Be part of this work and join our community.

[Get involved](https://centres.weforum.org/centre-for-regions-trade-and-geopolitics/get-involved)


## Forum Insights

*World Economic Forum insights and analysis*


### World Economic Forum Centres

The world is confronted with a range of unprecedented challenges. In an increasingly complex global landscape, governments, international organizations, civil society groups and businesses need to work together to find common solutions and take decisive action.Through its centres, the Forum integrates public-private efforts to achieve greater impact.

[Discover all our Centres](https://www.weforum.org/centres/)