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Davos Summit Expects Record Turnout As It Resumes Winter Slot
A record number of business and government leaders will descend on the Swiss resort of Davos next week to pore over challenges ranging from global economic slowdown to environmental collapse as the World Economic Forum returns to its winter slot.
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War, Climate, 'De-Globalisation' Set The Tone For Davos Summit
Top politicians and world business leaders are set to meet for the annual Davos summit in the Swiss Alps next week under the shadow of war in Ukraine, a climate crisis and global trade in disarray.
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"Just The Beginning": Greta Thunberg Takes Switzerland Halt Before Davos
Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg issued a warning to world leaders at a protest in the Swiss city of Lausanne on Friday, days before the start of the Davos summit of the world's political and business elites.
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Donald Trump's Speech At World Economic Forum In Davos: Highlights
US President Donald Trump is delivering a keynote address at the close of the week-long World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. The US President has been meeting business executives and other world leaders during his two-day stay in the Swiss Alps.
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Heavy Snow Humbles The Global Elite At Davos Summit
The global economy and geopolitical tensions are taking a back seat to a more immediate problem at this year's Davos summit of political and business leaders: heavy snow is burying the venue.
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Narendra Modi In Davos LIVE Updates: PM To Showcase Indian Culture, Heritage At World Economic Forum Today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi begins his two-day visit to Switzerland for the annual World Economic Forum meet in Davos today. PM Modi's visit to Davos for the World Economic Forum or WEF will be the first visit by an Indian prime minister since the earlier one by Deve Gowda in 1997. The 2018 Davos meet will also see the largest-ever participation b...
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Davos 2017: Updates From World Economic Forum
Many business leaders and lawmakers will participate in the World Economic Forum 2017 meet, running from January 17-20, in the Swiss Alpine resort of Davos.
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PM Narendra Modi Invites Swiss Business Leaders To Invest In India
Seeking to create two or three Switzerlands within India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today courted Swiss business leaders to boost domestic manufacturing and skill development.
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Uneasy Times: What to Look Out for at Davos This Year
Plunging markets and the break-neck pace of technological innovation. The world is beset by uncertainties as 2,500 business executives, political leaders and activists gather in the Swiss Alpine town of Davos this week.
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World Economic Forum Warns of Growing Array of Global Risks: Poll
The global economy faces an array of risks, from natural disasters related to climate change to increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks, according to experts polled by the World Economic Forum, which organises the annual gathering of political and business leaders in the Swiss resort of Davos.
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It's a Costlier Davos for World's Rich and Powerful at WEF
The increased valuation of Swiss franc -- to its highest level in about 30 years -- has led to costs moving up the slope for everything. From taxi to hotels to stay to food, cost of everything is going up for about 3,000 persons, including 2,500 business and political leaders from across the globe, who are here for World Economic Forum's Annual Mee...
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Anand Sharma meets global CEOs, pitches India growth story
Mr Sharma is among a large delegation of ministers as well as business leaders from India who are attending the WorldEconomic Forum annual meeting in this Swiss ski resort town.
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Trust in elected leaders falls sharply: global survey
Ahead of the gathering of political and business leaders in the Swiss resort of Davos, the public relations firm Edelman found that only 44 percent of university-educated people participating in the survey trusted government, down 4 percentage points from the previous year. As recently as 2011, trust in politicians stood at 52 percent.
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Swiss to vote on linking bosses' pay to wage of office cleaner
Switzerland will vote on Sunday on whether to limit the salaries of top executives so they don't earn more in a month than the lowest paid workers earn in a year, a move that could mean big pay cuts for business leaders earning millions.
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US tax probe leaves Swiss bankers afraid to travel: report
As a United States hunt for tax evaders and their accomplices gains momentum, many Swiss bankers are afraid to go abroad for fear of arrest, one business leader said in an interview published today.
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Davos Summit Expects Record Turnout As It Resumes Winter Slot
A record number of business and government leaders will descend on the Swiss resort of Davos next week to pore over challenges ranging from global economic slowdown to environmental collapse as the World Economic Forum returns to its winter slot.
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War, Climate, 'De-Globalisation' Set The Tone For Davos Summit
Top politicians and world business leaders are set to meet for the annual Davos summit in the Swiss Alps next week under the shadow of war in Ukraine, a climate crisis and global trade in disarray.
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"Just The Beginning": Greta Thunberg Takes Switzerland Halt Before Davos
Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg issued a warning to world leaders at a protest in the Swiss city of Lausanne on Friday, days before the start of the Davos summit of the world's political and business elites.
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Donald Trump's Speech At World Economic Forum In Davos: Highlights
US President Donald Trump is delivering a keynote address at the close of the week-long World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. The US President has been meeting business executives and other world leaders during his two-day stay in the Swiss Alps.
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Heavy Snow Humbles The Global Elite At Davos Summit
The global economy and geopolitical tensions are taking a back seat to a more immediate problem at this year's Davos summit of political and business leaders: heavy snow is burying the venue.
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Narendra Modi In Davos LIVE Updates: PM To Showcase Indian Culture, Heritage At World Economic Forum Today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi begins his two-day visit to Switzerland for the annual World Economic Forum meet in Davos today. PM Modi's visit to Davos for the World Economic Forum or WEF will be the first visit by an Indian prime minister since the earlier one by Deve Gowda in 1997. The 2018 Davos meet will also see the largest-ever participation b...
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Davos 2017: Updates From World Economic Forum
Many business leaders and lawmakers will participate in the World Economic Forum 2017 meet, running from January 17-20, in the Swiss Alpine resort of Davos.
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PM Narendra Modi Invites Swiss Business Leaders To Invest In India
Seeking to create two or three Switzerlands within India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today courted Swiss business leaders to boost domestic manufacturing and skill development.
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Uneasy Times: What to Look Out for at Davos This Year
Plunging markets and the break-neck pace of technological innovation. The world is beset by uncertainties as 2,500 business executives, political leaders and activists gather in the Swiss Alpine town of Davos this week.
-
World Economic Forum Warns of Growing Array of Global Risks: Poll
The global economy faces an array of risks, from natural disasters related to climate change to increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks, according to experts polled by the World Economic Forum, which organises the annual gathering of political and business leaders in the Swiss resort of Davos.
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It's a Costlier Davos for World's Rich and Powerful at WEF
The increased valuation of Swiss franc -- to its highest level in about 30 years -- has led to costs moving up the slope for everything. From taxi to hotels to stay to food, cost of everything is going up for about 3,000 persons, including 2,500 business and political leaders from across the globe, who are here for World Economic Forum's Annual Mee...
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Anand Sharma meets global CEOs, pitches India growth story
Mr Sharma is among a large delegation of ministers as well as business leaders from India who are attending the WorldEconomic Forum annual meeting in this Swiss ski resort town.
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Trust in elected leaders falls sharply: global survey
Ahead of the gathering of political and business leaders in the Swiss resort of Davos, the public relations firm Edelman found that only 44 percent of university-educated people participating in the survey trusted government, down 4 percentage points from the previous year. As recently as 2011, trust in politicians stood at 52 percent.
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Swiss to vote on linking bosses' pay to wage of office cleaner
Switzerland will vote on Sunday on whether to limit the salaries of top executives so they don't earn more in a month than the lowest paid workers earn in a year, a move that could mean big pay cuts for business leaders earning millions.
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US tax probe leaves Swiss bankers afraid to travel: report
As a United States hunt for tax evaders and their accomplices gains momentum, many Swiss bankers are afraid to go abroad for fear of arrest, one business leader said in an interview published today.
