World Economic Forum 2013

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  How An Energy Expert Triggered Vladimir Putin With One Word

  Daniel Yergin was at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in 2013 when he got a daunting request: Could he pose the first question from the audience to Vladimir Putin?

• Renault-Nissan eyes 10% share in Indian passenger vehicles market

  Mr Ghosn, who is Renault-Nissan Alliance's Chairman and CEO, said that 2013 was disappointing for the industry in India but 2014 should see slow recovery.

• Kotak Mahindra eyes takeover targets in banking, financial services sectors

  Looking to further expand operations, Kotak Mahindra group is looking for potential acquisition targets in banking, asset management, broking and other areas of financial services sector and hopes to strike a deal thisyear.

• Fragile economy, other global woes dominate Davos

  The fragile state of the world economy, along with the relentless turmoil in Syria and the rocky fallout from the Arab Spring, dominated discussions during this year's annual gathering of the global elite at Davos, leaving many participants uneasy about what lies ahead as they left for home Sunday.

• In Davos, world seeks US engagement

  As President Barack Obama starts his second term, the world's business and political elite pines for greater American engagement to tackle a thicket of security challenges.

• More needs done to change entrepreneurs' risk appetite: Rajiv Lall

  Rajiv Lall, vice chairman and managing director of IDFC, spoke to NDTV's Shweta Rajpal Kohli on the sidelines of the annual meeting of World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

• Do not relax, IMF chief Christine Lagarde tells world leaders on economic recovery

  In order to keep up the recovery momentum in the world economy, International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde today asked countries and their leaders to follow the 'do not relax' principle and not let complacency come into their efforts.

• Don't believe India's fiscal problem is critical, says Martin Wolf

  Martin Wolf, chief economics commentator at the Financial Times, spoke to NDTV's Namrata Brar on the sidelines of the annual WEF meeting in Davos, Switzerland.

• Countries should do away with fuel subsidies: World Bank chief

  Countries should do away with subsidies for fossil fuels to help mitigate the impact of climate change, World Bank chief Jim Yong Kim today asserted, but felt removing them would be "politically difficult".

• Renminbi unlikely to replace dollar: Former US Treasury Secretary

  Chinese currency renminbi is unlikely to supplant the US dollar as the world's reserve currency in the near term, former US Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers said today.

• WEF: Air Asia's Anthony Fernandez keen on entering Indian aviation

  Malaysian Air Asia's Anthony Fernandez and Middle East-based Indian businessman Yusuf Ali are believed to be exploring possible opportunities to enter the Indian aviation space.

• Bankers, policymakers say Europe's crisis not over

  International bankers and finance ministers warned on Saturday that Europe's crisis was not over even though the euro currency is now stabilised, it will take years to overcome economic malaise and mass unemployment in Europe.

• No longer fear a euro zone collapse: Bank of Israel governor

  Stanley Fischer, governor of the Bank of Israel speaks to NDTVs Namrata Brar about policies by central banks around the world, especially the ECB and Federal Reserve, in times of financial crises. Here is the edited transcript of the interview:

• More optimistic on US recovery than euro zone: Angel Gurria

  Angel Gurria, secretary-general of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) speaks to NDTV on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum 2013 about recovery in global, US and European economies. Here is the edited transcript of the interview:

• At Davos, bankers close in on Africa

  Chinese banks were among the first to make their way into the continent, with ICBC, the world's biggest bank by market value, having bought a 20 percent stake in South Africa's Standard Bank in 2007.