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Donald Trump to attend Davos forum amid impeachment, Iran concerns

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson decided to skip the event, which is the 50th anniversary of the WEF's annual meeting, though Bank of England Governor Mark Carney is due to take part

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

There's a 250-year wait for the economic gender gap to close: WEF report

The economic gender gap will take 257 years to close, the WEF said, even more than the 202 years it predicted in 2018

India is 112th in WEF rankings on gender gap, Bangladesh does better

Iceland remained the world's most gender-neutral country on the World Economic Forum's Gender Gap Report.

Fact and reality: Why India dropped in global competitiveness ranking

WEF's latest global competitiveness report shows that the global business community's opinions are often at variance with the facts

Trade war costs US its competitiveness top spot to Singapore: WEF

The Forum's competitiveness report relies in part of executive surveys, in addition to hard economic data

Top 10 biz headlines: Wilbur Ross on trade war, Wadhawan arrested, and more

From Wilbur Ross talking about India having an opportunity to profit from trade war to the arrest of Wadhawans, here are the top 10 business headlines on Friday

India not immune to global slowdown, but fundamentals strong: WEF

The WEF is organising IES at a time when India's economic growth has plunged to a five-year low of 5 per cent - in the first quarter of 2019-20.

Travel and Tourism Competitiveness index: India ranked 34th; check top 10

India's ranking improved from 40th to 34th, the greatest improvement over 2017 among the top 25 per cent of all countries ranked in the report

India ranked 34th on world travel, tourism competitiveness index: Report

India has moved up six places to rank 34th on world travel and tourism competitiveness index, driven by rich natural and cultural resources and strong price competitiveness, a WEF report said on Wednesday. India's ranking improved from 40th to 34th, the greatest improvement over 2017 among the top 25 per cent of all countries ranked in the report. "India, which accounts for the majority of South Asia's T&T (travel and tourism) GDP, remains the sub-region's most competitive T&T economy, moving up six places to rank 34th globally," the report said. As per the report, China, Mexico, Malaysia, Thailand, Brazil and India -- which are not high-income economies but rank in the top 35 in the overall list -- stand out in the Cultural Resources and Business Travel Pillar through their combination of rich natural and cultural resources and strong price competitiveness. "India showed the greatest percentage improvement to its overall Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index (TTCI) ...

India ranks 76th on WEF's global Energy Transition index; Sweden tops list

Sweden remains on the top on this annual list compiled by Geneva-based World Economic Forum (WEF) and is followed by Switzerland and Norway in the top three

Davos may not always fix global problems, but here's why it still matters

Numerous international agreements and breakthroughs have emerged from Davos

Sunil Mittal, other leaders pledge support to 'digital declaration' at WEF

It is expected that by 2022, 60 per cent of GDP will be digitised

Davos 2019: Coping with the dark side of a champagne and chalet life

At the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, several sessions are dedicated to wellness and wellbeing for those in leadership positions

Brazil must reform or become next Venezuela, says Jair Bolsonaro

Markets are eyeing the pension reform closely because of its potential to help narrow a gaping budget deficit

Japan committed to enhance free, open, rules-based international order: Abe

In a veiled swipe at Beijing, Abe called for change at the World Trade Organization (WTO), especially its rules on government subsidies

Cyber security at Davos

WEF's C4C plans to trigger cooperation and collaboration across the world in a way that hasn't happened in history

Davos 2019 is all about 'Globalization 4.0.' So what is that?

The world has been pursuing some sort of globalization -- the integration of economies through the exchange of goods, people and ideas -- since the dawn of time

Davos 2019: CEOs see Asia rising in the face of global slowdown

Confident of rise in consumer demand despite cut in IMF's growth forecast

'Worried about climate change, but can't stop chartering private jets'

It forecast nearly 1,500 private jet flights over the week of the World Economic Forum (WEF) to airports near Davos in the Swiss Alps