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World Economic Forum 2020: Weathering the forces of climate change

Six themes the WEF hopes to address are around economy, ecology, technology, society, geopolitics, and industrial revival

Davos pushes 'greener' fuel for private jets leaving World Economic Forum

Carbon output from international aviation has more than doubled since 1990 and the United Nations has said the industry is set to overtake power generation as the single biggest CO2 producer

WEF 2020: Union Ministers, CMs, over 100 Indian CEOs to attend Davos summit

From India, besides Deepika over 100 CEOs as well as political leaders including union ministers and chief ministers will take part

Clinics in Davos that once tackled TB now treat burnout, depression

The World Economic Forum, held in Davos, has devoted sessions this year to discussions on how to lead a healthy organisation and a mindfulness retreat to help participants lower their blood pressure

Trump, EU chief to meet in Davos as US tariffs loom on digital tax: Report

Just days after Trump scored big victories by inking a partial trade deal with China and passing a revamp of the North American Free Trade Agreement, he will travel to the World Economic Forum

Davos diplomacy likely between India, Malaysia amid palm oil row

India has repeatedly objected to Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad speaking out against recent policies which critics say discriminate against Muslims

Over 119 billionaires to attend Davos, India's contingent to be 2nd largest

India's contingent of 10-figure attendees is second only to the US, which has 33 heading to the World Economic Forum

After skipping last year's trip, Trump to attend Davos economic forum

Last year, Trump pulled out of Davos, which attracts wealthy business people, celebrities and politicians

At Davos, IMF chief economist Gita Gopinath flags global growth slowdown

IMF has projected global growth at 3.5 per cent in 2019 and 3.6 per cent in 2020, 0.2 and 0.1 percentage point below its October projections.

'I dare you': Swedish teen storms Davos with message about climate change

Greta Thunberg has galvanised protests by high-schoolers in demanding stronger government action to fight global warming.

Donald Trump warns Davos on unfair trade, says US 'open for business'

Before his trip to Davos, Trump imposed 30 per cent tariffs on imported solar panels, among the first unilateral trade restrictions made by the administration

Trump takes China head-on at UN, says he won't accept a bad trade deal

Trump said he hoped an agreement that was mutually beneficial for the US and China could be reached

Swiss President to discuss trade pacts with Modi in Davos next week

The two leaders will also discuss, among other trade and business matter, the envisaged free trade agreement between India and the EFTA

WEF Summit at Davos: PM Modi to address opening session, Trump on final day

Modi will be accompanied Arun Jaitley, Piyush Goyal, Suresh Prabhu, Dharmendra Pradhan, M J Akbar and Jitendra Singh

Desi cuisine, yoga to open WEF Davos meet; PM Modi likely to attend

India will be in the spotlight as Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to be present for the first time

At home, in Davos: PM Narendra Modi likely to attend the summit

Many are hoping they would get an audience with the PM at Davos as back home he is too busy

No longer 'rising', Africa pushed to the margin at Davos

This week, investors were reminded afresh of Africa's fragile record on democracy and governance

WEF highlights: CEOs more bullish in short-term, politics clouds future

The impact of recent political upheavals tops the list of CEO's longer-term concerns

What to expect from Xi Jinping's first trip to Davos

Many are excited at the prospect of China taking over the reins of international leadership at Davos

From Sherlock creator to Kirchner painting: Davos has much more to offer

It is a place of eminence for medical tourism as also for winter sports