Our businesses

We are an organisation that exists to drive progress. Our businesses share a devotion to innovation, independence and rigour in their fields of expertise. We empower people to understand and tackle the critical challenges and changes facing the world. Our analytical rigour, global expertise and evidence-based insights enable individuals and organisations to make sense of these shifts and chart a course through them.

The Economist makes sense of a changing world. With rigorous reporting, in-depth analysis and global perspective, we explain today’s most important events and seek to discern the trends that will shape tomorrow. At the core of everything we do is our independence. This is underpinned by our editorial culture and governance structure. Our only loyalty is to the facts and our founding mission.

For almost two centuries, The Economist has been committed to taking part “in a severe contest between intelligence, which presses forward, and an unworthy, timid ignorance obstructing our progress”. Our roots are liberal in the classical sense. We were founded in 1843 to oppose Britain’s protectionist Corn Laws and have championed free markets, open societies and individual liberties ever since. We believe these are the foundations on which human progress thrives.

Economist Impact combines the rigour of a think-tank with the creativity of a global media brand to inform discourse and drive change. Our partnerships enable solutions across many areas including sustainability, health and new globalisation. We work with NGOs, businesses, governments and international institutions to design partnerships that drive value across the organisation and impact in the world.

Economist Impact operates at the intersection of people, planet and progress. Our solutions incorporate policy analysis, research, events, media, strategic relationships and data-solutions, in which we have 75 years of expertise. Our work enables the growth and advancement of organisations while driving positive outcomes in the world.

Economist Intelligence is a global leader in economic and geopolitical insights. We empower financial institutions, governments and multinationals with industry-leading quantitative macro forecasts and qualitative analysis—from the short- to long-term. This intelligence covers major industries and 200 geographies, with our team of 400 experts worldwide analysing 150 proprietary risk factors to contextualise quantitative data. From GDP and inflation trends to trade flows, our forward-looking perspectives enable organisations to optimise investment strategies, minimise supply-chain risks and make informed strategic decisions. 

Economist Intelligence consists of three related businesses—EIU (formerly The Economist Intelligence Unit), Corporate Network and Clearstate:

EIU identifies opportunities, trends and risks on global and national levels and offers deep insights into critical economic and political developments. This enables risk management, research and strategy teams to quantify world events.

Corporate Network is an exclusive professional networking forum for business leaders. It combines the collective intelligence of The Economist Group with the expertise of senior executives working in the world’s most exciting regions.

Clearstate is a data business helping clients in medical technology to discover new market opportunities and formulate evidence-based strategies. It focuses on granular data in three major sectors: in vitro diagnostics (IVD), surgical and life science.

Economist Education equips current and future leaders with a fluent understanding of the shifts impacting their world and the skills to navigate them. Offering online courses led by expert practitioners and written by The Economist’s team of correspondents and editors, we enable individual learning and development in a globalised world.

Our multidisciplinary understanding makes complex subjects accessible to a global audience. We focus on applying insight to each learner's individual context.

We bring a fresh voice to education through:

• An independent and data-driven perspective

• Access to the viewpoints of world leaders in their fields

• A balanced, global worldview

• An outlook that is pro-business, pro-trade and pro-technology