Davos diary: Klaus Schwab wields the baton at opening of World Economic Forum
FRANK KANE January 17, 2023 There are always a few moans and groans about aspects of organization at the World Economic Forum in Davos — traffic in the small town, […]
Getting de-globalisation right
Jun 01,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / Joseph E. Stiglitz DAVOS — The World Economic Forum’s first meeting in more than two years was markedly different from the many previous Davos conferences that I have attended since 1995. It was not just that the bright snow and clear skies of January […]
Davos 2020 World Economic Forum 2020 Global Risk Report Cyber Cliffs Notes
by hrbrmstr on January 21, 2020 Each year the World Economic Forum releases their Global Risk Report around the time of the annual Davos conference. This year’s report is out […]
It reeks of self-importance, but I need to overcome my cynicism about Davos because this year it really matters
I made my own tiny, pointless gesture by not going when I had the opportunity. But with globalisation in retreat and nationalism advancing, there is now more to be said […]
I am taking the train to Davos – here’s why
Global Agenda Environment and Natural Resource Security Davos 2020 I’m taking the train to Davos – here’s why It’s better for carbon emissions, sure. But also for comfort and […]
Middle East has failed its people, says Dutch minister
HANI HAZAIMEH April 07, 2019 No jobs, no future in the region and the public sector is bloated, says Sigrid Kaag addressing WEF PLO’s chief negotiator says Trump administration had […]
Two terror suspects arrested during WEF meeting
SECURITY JAN 24, 2017 – Security forces were on heightened alert during the 2017 WEF annual meeting in Davos (Keystone) Two people suspected of links to terror groups were arrested during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos last week but were later released by a local court, […]
Davos — the rich are worried
Gwynne Dyer JORDAN TIMES “I can’t wait to see how the incoming administration deals with AI,” said US Secretary of State John Kerry in a less-than-gracious reference to the fact that the Trump team has not got a clue about the real driving force in the changing world economy. What […]
This year’s World Economic Forum in Davos will focus on the threat of right-wing populism for the first time ever
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 […]
Rising inequality behind Brexit and Donald Trump victory is top global threat for the next decade, says WEF
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 […]
When global leaders meet: WEF’s biggest moments
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 […]
Gulf between rich and poor ‘is biggest global risk’
WEF: Economic, societal and environmental risks dominate list of global risks LONDON: The growing gulf between the rich and the poor represents the biggest global risk this year, the World Economic Forum has declared ahead of this month’s Davos summit. The institution issued the gloomy warning in its annual Global […]
Religion Comes To Davos Forum
Huff Post: DAVOS, Switzerland — Who created Davos, and why does it exist? Questions about God and religion were rife at the World Economic Forum in the Swiss resort of […]
Mountain Summit: Inertia reigns as elite return to Davos
by Matthew Allen, swissinfo.ch Some of the world’s most influential leaders will be faced with a familiar set of unsolved problems during the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) annual meeting in […]
Jordan to host World Economic Forum in 2013
AMMAN — Jordan will host the World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting on the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) for the seventh time at the Dead Sea, slated for May […]
Switzerland remains most competitive economy
Switzerland is the most economically competitive country in the world for the fourth year in a row, according to an annual World Economic Forum (WEF) report. The Global Competitiveness Report, […]