The air in Davos is thin, but the warnings coming from the World Economic Forum are heavy enough to crush an economy. As the global elite pack up their snow boots, two powerful women have issued chilling forecasts for 2026: an AI "tsunami" is coming for your job, and the geopolitical trust that holds the world together is fracturing.

Kristalina Georgieva, the Managing Director of the IMF, did not use diplomatic speak. She described the impact of Artificial Intelligence on the labor market as a "tsunami" that is hitting now, not in the distant future. "Some roles grow; others disappear," she warned, signaling a massive disruption that could widen the gap between the digital north and the analogue south.

Trust in the Age of Trump

Meanwhile, ECB President Christine Lagarde took aim at the elephant not in the room: Donald Trump. Without naming him directly, she warned that "trust is undermined" when major powers tear up contracts and rule of law. Her comments reflect a Europe that is terrified of a return to trade wars and isolationism.

• The Employment Crisis: For Kenya, positioning itself as the "Silicon Savannah," Georgieva's warning is double-edged. AI could supercharge our tech sector, or it could automate the very BPO jobs (data entry, transcription) that employ thousands of our youth.
• The "Rupture": The global order is fragile. With wars in Europe and the Middle East, and trade fragmentation rising, the "peace dividend" is gone.

We Are Not in Kansas Anymore

The mood at Davos 2026 was somber. The champagne may still flow, but the realization has set in that the easy growth of the 2000s is over. We are entering an era of hard choices, where machines compete for wages and nations compete for survival. As Georgieva put it, "we are not in Kansas anymore." The tornado has already touched down.