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George Soros to Bill Gates: Davos summit attendees keep getting richer

The world's elite have prospered since the financial crash. It means the conference's attendees-overwhelmingly male-exert more authority and visibility than ever.

More jobs, better education: What young people want from Davos leaders

The poll of 10,000 young people (below 35 years) from over 160 countries was conducted by Unicef to bring the voices of youth to this year's alpine gathering of global movers and shakers

World economy appears shaky on eve of Davos with politics to blame

The summit formally begins on Tuesday although the tone will be set a day before when the International Monetary Fund publishes new growth forecasts

Minus Donald Trump, Davos faces Brazilian populism and Brexit

Trump himself had already pulled out of attending World Economic Forum (WEF) for a second year, having shut down the US government over his demands for Congress to fund a wall on the Mexican border

Crises aplenty, but few world leaders at World Economic Forum 2019

Davos watchers said the absence of so many top leaders this year did not mean the glitzy forum had lost its status as a global stage for top politicians to present their agendas

Trump to attend World Economic Forum in Davos for second straight year

Trump had declined India's invitation to attend the annual Republic Day Parade in New Delhi on January 26

India ranks 108th in WEF gender gap index; scores third-lowest on health

India's gender gap stagnates, wage parity improves

India ranks 108 in WEF gender gap index in 2018, Iceland holds top spot

Gender gap was measured across four key pillars -- economic opportunity, political empowerment, educational attainment, and health and survival.

India needs education system to provide skills of future: WEF chief

Schwab said it is important for young entrepreneurs to be able to create companies faster because the jobs of the future will not be created by large companies

Davos 2018: Amid global distress, PM Modi hardsells India for investment

He also enumerated the three biggest challenges before the world -- climate change, terrorism and self centrism being practised by countries.

India ranks 78th on WEF Energy Transition Index; Sweden tops the list

The overall list was topped by Sweden, followed by Norway at the 2nd position and Switzerland at the 3rd rank

WEF leads creation of consortium focused on improving fintech cybersecurity

The group will create a framework to assess the security level of fintech companies and data aggregators

India open for biz, really? Modi should practice what he preaches on trade

India, of all countries, should need no reminding of the damage protectionism can do

Fear and fretting at Davos: The political elite grapple with inequality

For Wall Street executives, pay is often unmoored to actual performance, yet they earn 271 times more than their workers

What Trump's every-country-for-itself rhetoric gets wrong about Davos

Trump described himself as America's 'cheerleader,' but the effect was more salesman-like

Bitcoin, cash vaults: At Davos, Indian HNIs get pitches for new safe havens

Some vaults are actually buried deep under the snow with several strong layers of security, multiple executives associated with this business said

TCS much more than top IT exporter, clients call us strategic partner: COO

N Ganapathy Subramaniam further said TCS has signed deals worth over $6 billion in a matter of just 2-3 weeks

Shekhar Gupta: When Modi goes to the mountain

Nice speech, but this world wants to see hard power, not counsel. India's 'rise' at Davos remains, as usual, talk among Indians who fill halls at India sessions while the world still gives it a miss

In Davos, Indian-origin CEOs of Nokia, Novartis & Deloitte dine with Trump

Trump had invited 15 top European CEOs to discuss business and encourage them to invest in the US as part of his efforts to strengthen the American economy

#MeToo moment: Davos takes on sexual harassment for the first time

The "Girls Lounge," a woman-centered space at the event, was renamed the "Equality Lounge"