Page 15 - Latest Updates on World Economic Forum
WEF to move 2021 annual meeting out of Davos, but still in Switzerland
The World Economic Forum (WEF) will move the high-profile event out of the ski resort town of Davos for the year to another place within Switzerland due to logistical reasons.
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The world can live without Davos: Society needs to listen to new voices
It's questionable if the World Economic Forum is the right venue to draw the path of recovery for a world ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic
World Economic Forum to reschedule annual meeting 2021 to early next summer
Traditionally, the WEF holds its annual summit in the Swiss ski resort town of Davos in January
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Covid-19 and women@work
Poor access to economic opportunity is reflected potently in India's famously poor female labour force participation rates
At war with the virus
The military should supplement its arsenal with dual-use assets that would create capabilities for handling situations like Covid
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Centre seeks India Inc's view on economic revival amid Covid-19 outbreak
Key demands and suggestions include improving liquidity, cutting customs duties and goods and services tax (GST) rates, expediting all refunds and a halt on tax scrutiny
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How gold holdings can ease credit flows
If gold held by the top 30% of Indian households can be mobilised, it can be used for dollar swaps, while depositors could be provided low-cost credit for longer tenures
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Byju Raveendran, Zomato's Gaurav Gupta on WEF's Young Global Leaders list
Raveendran launched Byju's learning app in 2015, calls himself a teacher by choice and an entrepreneur by chance. Gupta's Zomato has been a pioneering food technology start-up.
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Closing the gender gap
The GII has been criticised for its complexity and difficulty in interpretation or understanding
Fighting climate crisis on Davos' agenda, but people arriving by pvt jets
While more organizers are recognizing the need to mitigate the damage their events can cause to the environment, the industry hasn't settled on an approach for tackling air travel
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Greta Thunberg says climate demands 'completely ignored' at Davos
Her demand for an immediate halt to investment in fossil fuels also prompted a stingingly personal aside from US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin
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WEF 2020: Piyush Goyal meets WTO chief, EU trade commissioner, others
He also held discussions with Blackstone Group Chairman, CEO and Co-Founder Stephen A Schwarzman, South Africa's Minister of Trade and Industry Ebrahim Patel and ABB Chairman and CEO Peter Voser
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WEF 2020 meeting ends with hopes for better and cleaner economy
IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva said the Indian economy is expected to bounce back
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WEF forms first global consortium for digital currency governance
The Global Consortium for Digital Currency Governance will aim to increase access to the financial system through innovative policy solutions that are inclusive and interoperable
Tata Steel Kalinganagar honoured at World Economic Forum 2020
The network is a small but growing group of global corporations that are showing leadership in applying fourth industrial revolution technologies to drive financial and operational impact
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EU, 16 WTO members sign pact to develop interim appeal arrangement
This initiative was launched in mid-December 2019 by the EU and a number of other WTO members following the effective paralysis of the WTO Appellate Body
Indian growth slowdown temporary, expect momentum to improve: IMF chief
Kristalina Georgieva said a growth rate of 3.3 per cent is not fantastic for the world economy
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Davos 2020: Madhya Pradesh garners investments worth Rs 4,125 crore
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath along with senior officials including Chief Secretary S R Mohanty and Principal Secretary Industries Rajesh Rajora, held discussions with potential investors
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Grilled on CAA at WEF, Goyal says Muslims in India safer than anywhere else
Defending the new citizenship amendment law, Goyal also said, 'India has a duty to protect people who are sufferers of religious persecution'
George Soros pledges $1bn to battle world's 'would-be and actual dictators'
Soros said humanity was at a turning point and the coming years would determine the fate of rulers like President Donald Trump and China's Xi Jinping
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