Reuters International JAN 16, 2017 – The logo of the World Economic Forum is seen through a wooden sculpture in the congress center of the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland January 15, 2017. REUTERS/Ruben Sprich (reuters_tickers) By Ben Hirschler DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – Just […]
Anyone can see why people believe the WEF is out of touch – only 20 per cent of attendees are women, and most argue that poverty has ‘already been solved’. But it’s interesting that they are now concerned about populism, which threatens their own power Satyajit Das Each year in […]
Source: BBC The UK may be forced to change its “economic model” if it is locked out of the single market after Brexit, Chancellor Philip Hammond has said. Mr Hammond […]
WORKFORCE INTEGRATION JAN 13, 2017 – Asylum seekers help in a kitchen this year at a restaurant in canton Valais employing people getting social assistance (Keystone) Swiss social aid administrators are calling on the government to act in the face of increasing numbers of refugees and asylum seekers who must […]
Ahead of its annual meeting summit in Davos, the WEF said the gap between rich and poor needed to be tackled urgently Zlata Rodionova A rise in global income inequality that helped spur the Brexit vote andDonald Trump’s election victory is expected to shape world developments over the next decade, according to the World Economic […]
ŞEYMA ERAZ – ELIF BINICI ISTANBUL An Israeli natural gas drilling platform in the Mediterranean. The normalization of ties between Turkey and Israel proposes the transfer of Mediterranean gas to Europe through Turkey. The ample amount of gas reserve in the Eastern Mediterranean provides an incentive to ensure a definite […]
TOUGH ISSUES, TOP LEADERS JAN 9, 2017 – How did a remote Swiss mountain resort, and the highest town in Europe, become the site for the most important leaders from around the world to meet and debate pressing global challenges? (SRF, swissinfo.ch, cp) Born in Germany, Klaus Schwab became a […]
ZEYNEP ESRA KOCA ISTANBUL The prestigious tailoring company La Misura, which has offered customized alteration services to high-end clients from Turkey and all over the world since 2009, has now added a distinguished client to its list as it prepares the hand-tailored frock coats, shirts, trousers, vests and shoes of […]
Experts fear a high-intensity quake can turn this quaint uphill town into a tomb of rubble Image Credit: Agency Ganj resort village overcast day. Himalaya, North India Published: 18:00 January […]
External borrowings vital for reducing pressure on domestic liquidity Published: 13:05 January 1, 2017 Babu Das Augustine, Banking Editor Dubai: In the absence of further increase in oil prices and or drastic cut in government expenditures, analysts expect Saudi Arabia’s budget gap to be wider than the original estimates […]
AUGUST 8, 2014 BY ATIF MIAN AND AMIR SUFI Economists of all stripes are baffled by continued economic weakness in the United States. The easiest way to see the weakness is to compare where we are in terms of GDP today relative to historical trend growth, something we did in […]
JEFF RAIKES Jeff Raikes is Co-founder of the Raikes Foundation, former CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and, previously, President of Microsoft Business Division. He is a board member of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA). SEATTLE – Picture a small farm under a […]
Dec 21,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Michael Jansen Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan reacted to Monday’s assassination of Andrey Karlov, Russia’s ambassador to Turkey, by vowing to redouble efforts to normalise relations between their countries. Ties have been strained by the war in Syria, where […]
YUSUF SELMAN İNANÇ @yusufsinanc ISTANBUL A recent report released by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) reveals that the permanent members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), which holds veto power, are single-handedly dominating the global arms market. Sales of arms and military services in 2015 totaled some $370 […]
DAILY SABAH WITH ANADOLU AGENCY ISTANBUL Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a meeting with Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım on Tuesday that Russia is grateful to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for the Turkish Stream agreement. “We are grateful to President Erdoğan for signing the Turkish Stream agreement,” he said. On […]
Source: Time By Mahita Gajanan Trump warned companies of “retribution or consequences” for leaving the U.S.Donald Trump warned U.S. companies of “retribution or consequences,” such as a massive tariff, if they leave the country. In a series of early morning tweets Sunday, Trump said companies with offshore factories would face a […]
Dec 04,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Dani Rodrik Global governance is the mantra of our era’s elite. The surge in cross-border flows of goods, services, capital and information produced by technological innovation and market liberalisation has made the world’s countries too interconnected, their argument goes, for any country to be […]
One thousand companies are already involved in refugee initiatives. Air conditioning and ventilation technology is a sensitive matter. If anything goes wrong during the installation of large cooling systems people could be seriously injured – specifically, by leaking gas. For the Osnabrück-based medium-sized company HEIFO that means qualified personnel are […]
Energy chief Salehi describes extension as ‘clear violation’ if implemented By Reuters – Dec 03,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – In this photo taken on October 31, Iranian farm workers collect saffron flowers just outside the city of Torbat Heydariyeh, southeastern Iran (AP photo) DUBAI — A US Senate vote […]
A petition demanding the replacement of the notes with a vegan alternative already has 5,000 signatures Ben Chapman Vegans and vegetarians have voiced outrage after revelations that the new £5 notes contain animal fat. The Bank of England confirmed via Twitter on Monday that the new plastic fivers are made with […]