### Trade and Industrial Policy Insights Informing decision makers and the public of trade and industrial policy developmentsExplore our visuals, reports, articles, videos and podcasts below ### Visuals These infographics, developed with Kearney, aim to summarize developments, analyze trends and turn data into accessible, actionable insights. ## Explainers Visual descriptions of key concepts ### What is industrial policy? [Link](https://reports.weforum.org/docs/WEF_1_What_is_industrial_policy.pdf) ### Evolution of industrial policy [Link](https://reports.weforum.org/docs/WEF_2_Evolution_of_industrial_policy.pdf) ### Common tools of industrial policy [Link](https://reports.weforum.org/docs/WEF_3_Common_tools_of_industrial_policy.pdf) ### What drives industrial policy? [Link](https://reports.weforum.org/docs/WEF_4_What_drives_industrial_policy.pdf) ### 10 trade takeaways from Davos 2026 [Link](https://reports.weforum.org/docs/WEF_18_10_trade_takeaways_from_Davos_2026.pdf) ### IEEPA at the U.S. Supreme Court [Link](https://reports.weforum.org/docs/22_IEEPA_at_the_U.S._Supreme_Court.pdf) ### Is cumulative de minimis model the next frontier? [Link](https://reports.weforum.org/docs/23_Cumulative_De_Minimis_Model.pdf) ### What's on the agenda at MC14? [Link](https://reports.weforum.org/docs/What's_on_the_Agenda_at_MC14.pdf) ### What is economic security? [Link](https://reports.weforum.org/docs/21_What_is_Economic_Security.pdf) ### Economic security: A structural shift reshaping business strategy [Link](https://reports.weforum.org/docs/Economic_Security_Business_Strategy.pdf) ### Global Investment Opportunities: How Businesses Engage with EU and China Investment Platforms [Link](https://reports.weforum.org/docs/Global_Investment_Opportunities_How_Businesses_Engage_with_EU_and_China_Investment_Platforms.pdf) ### China's 15th Five Year Plan [Link](https://reports.weforum.org/docs/China%E2%80%99s_15th_Five_Year_Plan_2026.pdf) ### Unpacking Economic Security [Link](https://reports.weforum.org/docs/Unpacking_Economic_Security.pdf) ## Charts Charts and graphs highlighting trends, comparisons and anomalies ### Industrial policy on the rise [Link](https://reports.weforum.org/docs/WEF_Industrial_policy_on_the_rise.pdf) ### US-China trade slowdown [Link](https://reports.weforum.org/docs/WEF_12_US_China_Trade_Slowdown.pdf) ### Transatlantic trade in 2025: A temporary surge? [Link](https://reports.weforum.org/docs/13_Transatlantic_Trade_in_2025_A_Temporary_Surge.pdf) ### China-EU goods trade in 2025 [Link](https://reports.weforum.org/docs/14_China-EU_Goods_Trade_in_2025.pdf) ### Average of FDI inflows and outflows 2025 [Link](https://reports.weforum.org/docs/WEF_Average_of_FDI_outflows_and_inflows.pdf) ### EU-India economic relationship [Link](https://reports.weforum.org/docs/19_EU-India_economic_relationship.pdf) ### 2025 industrial policy: global share by instrument [Link](https://reports.weforum.org/docs/2025_Industrial_Policy.pdf) ### Opinions of business executives about industrial policy in 2026 [Link](https://reports.weforum.org/docs/FDICI_Business_Opinions_about_Industrial_Policy.pdf) ## Sector deep-dives Sector-specific insights covering critical minerals, automotives, semiconductors and others ### Chipping in: Major semiconductor subsidy programmes [Link](https://reports.weforum.org/docs/WEF_5_Chipping_in_Major_semiconductor_subsidy_programmes.pdf) ### The geopolitics of geology: Critical mineral subsidies [Link](https://reports.weforum.org/docs/WEF_6_The_geopolitics_of_geology_Critical_mineral_subsidies.pdf) ### The geopolitics of geology: Critical mineral export and import restrictions [Link](https://reports.weforum.org/docs/WEF_7_The_geopolitics_of_geology_Critical_mineral_export_and_import_restrictions.pdf) ### Electric vehicle policy shifts: A winding road [Link](https://reports.weforum.org/docs/11_Electric_vehicle_policy_shifts_A_winding_road.pdf) ### Where do countries stand on healthcare industrial policy? [Link](https://reports.weforum.org/docs/24_Healthcare_Industrial_Policy.pdf) ### Beyond energy: The impact of the Hormuz Crisis on the global Helium supply chain [Link](https://reports.weforum.org/docs/Impact_of_Hormuz_Crisis_on_Helium_Value_Chain.pdf) ### From Feedstock to Food: How Disrupted Fertilizer Value Chains Could Challenge Future Food Production [Link](https://reports.weforum.org/docs/Disrupted_Fertilizer_Value_Chains.pdf) ## Policy briefs Summaries of agreements, regulation and other policy developments ### What Malaysia trades for tariff relief [Link](https://reports.weforum.org/docs/9_What_Malaysia_trades_for_tariff_relief.pdf) ### What Cambodia trades for tariff relief [Link](https://reports.weforum.org/docs/10_What_Cambodia_trades_for_tariff_relief.pdf) ### US-China trade policy timeline 2025 [Link](https://reports.weforum.org/docs/15_US-China_Trade_Policy_Timeline_2025.pdf) ### EU-US trade policy timeline 2025 [Link](https://reports.weforum.org/docs/16_EU-US_Trade_Policy_Timeline_2025.pdf) ### What Argentina trades for tariff relief [Link](https://reports.weforum.org/docs/20_What_Argentina_Trades_for_Tariff_Relief.pdf) ### The EU Industrial Accelerator Act [Link](https://reports.weforum.org/docs/IAA_Infographic_2026.pdf) ### G2 Summit Industrial Policy Outcomes [Link](https://reports.weforum.org/docs/G2_Summit_Industrial_Policy_Outcomes.pdf) ### Industrial Policy: Good Practices? [Link](https://reports.weforum.org/docs/Industrial_Policy_Best_Practices.pdf) ### Reports and articles ### Governments are now economic super actors. What does this mean for business? [Read the article](https://www.weforum.org/stories/2026/01/governments-economic-actors-the-challenge-for-business/) ### Risk or opportunity: How businesses can win in the new era of industrial policy [Read the article](https://www.weforum.org/stories/2025/01/business-industrial-policy-risk-opportunity/) ### Industrial policy and international competition: Trade and investment perspectives [Read the report](https://www.weforum.org/publications/industrial-policy-and-international-competition-trade-and-investment-perspectives/) ### Four trends to watch as China's industrial policy evolves [Read the article](https://www.weforum.org/stories/2026/02/china-industrial-policy-four-trends-to-watch/) ### Videos and Podcasts ### The rise of industrial policy - why governments are back in the business of business [Listen to the podcast](https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/industrial-policy-trade-choke-points/) ### The new age of Western industrial policy: Is there a new playbook? on Trade Winds [Watch the session](https://www.piie.com/events/2026/new-age-western-industrial-policy-there-new-playbook) ### Governments as economic super actors [Watch the session](https://content.jwplatform.com/videos/lDaYTxtX) ### Competition policy and industrial policy on Trade Bites [Listen to the podcast](https://soundcloud.com/uktpo-tradebites/competition-policy-and-industrial-policy) ### Demystifying industrial policy [Watch the session](https://www.weforum.org/meetings/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2025/sessions/demystifying-industrial-policy/) ### Tariffs, globalization, and democracy, with Harvard economist Dani Rodrik [Listen to the podcast](https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/dani-rodrik-economics-globalization-tariffs/) ### Industrial policy 2.0 [Watch the session](https://www.weforum.org/meetings/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2024/sessions/industrial-policy-2-0/)