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WEF 2022: Here's what will happen on Day 2 at Davos Annual meeting
On WEF 2022 Day 2 schedule, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal will be speaking at the WEF event "India at 75: Strategic Outlook"
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WEF 2022 at Davos: Lulu Group, Swiss Re line up investments in Telangana
Telangana IT and Industries Minsiter K T Rama Rao is leading the state delegation to World Economic Forum 2022 in Davos and held a series of meetings with investors
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Adani Group, Andhra Pradesh govt sign MoU at World Economic Forum
The Adani Group has signed a MoU with the government of Andhra Pradesh at the WEF regarding an investment of Rs 60,000 crore by Adani Green Energy in the state.
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WEF 2022: Egypt promises to push pledges, facilitate talks as COP27 host
The president of the next UN climate change conference in Egypt says the event will push countries to make good on their pledges to sharply reduce greenhouse gas emissions
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WEF 2022: Urgent need in Afghanistan is saving economy from collapse
Two high-level speakers at the World Economic Forum gathering say Afghanistan's most urgent need is saving its economy from complete collapse.
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TMS Ep178: India at Davos, CNG price rise, markets, Dornier 228 aircraft
What challenges India may face at Davos? Can CNG vehicle owners also expect price relief? Distressing times await metals and OMCs? Can Dornier 228 meet India's connectivity targets? All answers here
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What challenges India may face at Davos?
Global investors will be keenly assessing what the Indian delegation has to say at the World Economic Forum's annual meeting. What will be India's strategy and what challenges it could face?
WEF forms Indian CEOs' alliance to supercharge race to 'net-zero'
India is more conscious of going for green energy than any other country, Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Monday
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WEF summit: More forecast downgrades possible, no recession, says IMF
Members of the global elite are back in Davos after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic
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WEF summit: World economy has 'buffer' against recession, says Gopinath
"I would say at 3.6 per cent there is a buffer," she said, conceding, however, that risks are uneven around the world
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Economic fragmentation to have a dire impact: World Economic Forum
'World is facing the worst food insecurity in recent history'
WEF 2022: Aramco CEO warns of global oil crunch due to lack of investment
Amin Nasser said on Monday he was sticking to the target of expanding capacity to 13 million barrels per day from the current 12 million by 2027, despite calls to do it faster
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'Coin' in Bitcoin name doesn't make it money, warns IMF chief Georgieva
Anything not backed by a sovereign guarantee can be an asset class but not a currency, as she asserted that Bitcoin cannot be 'money' just because it has got 'coin' in its name.
WEF meet: Karnataka inks MoU with Lulu group for Rs 2,000 cr investment
The Chief Minister held talks also with heads of Jubilant Group, Hitachi, Hero MotoCorp, Siemens, Dassault Systems and Nestle, among others.
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Use Covid learning to boost global health: Adar Poonawalla to world leaders
The learnings from the global pandemic would help in addressing inequity in the health systems that are prevalent currently, Serum Institute of India (SII) CEO Adar Poonawalla said
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Investcorp targets $400 mn at Indian school infrastructure, warehousing
Investcorp now has plans to deploy $400 million over four years on real estate in India, Rishi Kapoor said in an interview at the World Economic Forum in Davos
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WEF 2022: UN official still hopes Musk will 'step up' to fight world hunger
In response to David Beasley's challenge last year to the super wealthy to end global hunger, Musk said he would sell $6 bn of Tesla stock and donate it to the World Food Programme
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Zelensky compares Russia's invasion with Sarajevo in 1914, Munich in 1938
Zelensky called for "maximum" sanctions against Russia, including an oil embargo and complete withdrawal of foreign companies.
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WEF 2022: Crypto firms dominate Davos main street despite price crash
Tether offered passers-by free slices to celebrate Bitcoin Pizza Day in May. 22, when in 2010 Lazlo Hanyecz paid for two pizzas with 10,000 bitcoin, worth about $41 at the time
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WEF 2022: 'Net-zero by 2050' commitment clearly visible in Davos
The energy security crisis since Russia's invasion of Ukraine must not lead to a deeper dependence on fossil fuels, International Energy chief Fatih Birol said on Monday at WEF
