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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

Tata Steel Kalinganagar honoured at World Economic Forum 2020

Tata Steel Kalinganagar has been honoured at the World Economic Forum (WEF) 2020 for its recent admittance into the Global Lighthouse Network. 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. Tata Steel's CEO & MD T V Narendran, who represented the company at the WEF 2020 held in Davos, accepted the award at the World Economic Forum, a Tata Steel release said. In July 2019, TSK became the first and only Indian manufacturing plant to be included in the WEF's Lighthouse Network, when 10 new factories, including TSK, were added to the Global Lighthouse Network. Tata Steel's IJmuiden plant in the Netherlands is already a member of this network, it said. "It is a proud moment for all of us as Tata Steel Kalinganagar (TSK) joins the prestigious Lighthouse Network of the World Economic Forum. TSK has the distinction of featuring several firsts in the

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

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

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

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

WEF 2020 meeting ends with hopes for better and cleaner economy

IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva said the Indian economy is expected to bounce back

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'

Davos 2020: Tariff wars now the new norm, disrupting global value chains

Tariff wars are among the three serious challenges to global trade.

137 countries on board for OECD digital tax plan: Gurria at WEF Davos

Some countries including France have postponed their own laws to give a multilateral solution a chance

WEF unveils new internet security principles to help protect 1 bn users

The impact of indiscriminate malicious activity online can be significant and carries an estimated global price tag of $6 trillion in 2021

WEF forms framework to help central banks evaluate, design digital currency

Announcing the framework, the World Economic Forum (WEF) said the National Bank of Cambodia has already piloted a quasi-form of CBDC (Central Bank Digital Currency) for its national payments system.

Data privacy must be seen as human right and needs to be protected: Nadella

During a conversation with WEF Founder and Executive Chairman Klaus Schwab, Nadella also favoured a debate on CEO pay and all kinds of remuneration, including return on capital.

Indian economy well-poised to take off, says Piyush Goyal at Davos

On RCEP, Goyal said it was an 'unbalanced trade agreement, which was really not fulfilling the guiding principles on which RCEP started about 8 years ago, therefore India chose not to participate'

HCL Technologies CEO C Vijayakumar to chair WEF Governors community

The Forum's IT Governors community convenes CEOs of the world's top information technology (IT) companies in order to help them responsibly shape the future of their industry

A world without passwords

A new report released by the WEF in Davos titled Passwordless Authentication shows that replacing passwords with other forms of authentication will make us safer

Davos 2020: Tata group leads the Indian league of brands in Global 500

11 Indian brands make it to the 2020 Brand Finance list, up from 9 last year; all except Airtel rise up the ranks

Trump at WEF Davos: US to add a 'couple of countries' to travel ban

The other nations being considered for new rules were Belarus, Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, Sudan and Tanzania

WEF 2020: China won't follow others towards protectionism, says Han Zheng

The Chinese Vice Premier called for building 'an inclusive and open world economy' that will "make the pie bigger" for everyone

Forgot your password? This WEF study reveals not having one is safer

The new report released by the World Economic Forum said that freeing ourselves of passwords will actually make individuals safer and businesses more efficient