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WEF 2022: Prepare for future headwinds as tourism sector shows recovery

The growth in international tourist arrivals in January 2022 over January 2021 is greater than arrivals growth in all of 2021, the report said

WEF Chief Economists Outlook warns consequences from economy fragmentation

The World Economic Forum's Chief Economists Outlook report on Monday warned of dire human consequences from the fragmentation of the global economy

WEF 2022: Oxfam calls for wealth tax to benefit women in informal sectors

During a session on gender parity at the WEF 2022 at Davos, Bucher noted that billionaire wealth has risen greatly during the two years of the pandemic

WEF 2022: Here's what will happen on Day 2 at Davos Annual meeting

On WEF 2022 Day 2 schedule, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal will be speaking at the WEF event "India at 75: Strategic Outlook"

WEF 2022 at Davos: Lulu Group, Swiss Re line up investments in Telangana

Telangana IT and Industries Minsiter K T Rama Rao is leading the state delegation to World Economic Forum 2022 in Davos and held a series of meetings with investors

Adani Group, Andhra Pradesh govt sign MoU at World Economic Forum

The Adani Group has signed a MoU with the government of Andhra Pradesh at the WEF regarding an investment of Rs 60,000 crore by Adani Green Energy in the state.

WEF 2022: Egypt promises to push pledges, facilitate talks as COP27 host

The president of the next UN climate change conference in Egypt says the event will push countries to make good on their pledges to sharply reduce greenhouse gas emissions

WEF 2022: Urgent need in Afghanistan is saving economy from collapse

Two high-level speakers at the World Economic Forum gathering say Afghanistan's most urgent need is saving its economy from complete collapse.

What challenges India may face at Davos?

Global investors will be keenly assessing what the Indian delegation has to say at the World Economic Forum's annual meeting. What will be India's strategy and what challenges it could face?

WEF forms Indian CEOs' alliance to supercharge race to 'net-zero'

India is more conscious of going for green energy than any other country, Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Monday

Pandemic creates new billionaire every 30 hours: Oxfam at WEF summit

Covid-19 pandemic has seen one new billionaire emerging every 30 hours, while nearly one million people could be pushed into extreme poverty every 33 hours this year: Oxfam

WEF summit: More forecast downgrades possible, no recession, says IMF

Members of the global elite are back in Davos after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic

WEF summit: World economy has 'buffer' against recession, says Gopinath

"I would say at 3.6 per cent there is a buffer," she said, conceding, however, that risks are uneven around the world

Economic fragmentation to have a dire impact: World Economic Forum

'World is facing the worst food insecurity in recent history'

WEF 2022: Aramco CEO warns of global oil crunch due to lack of investment

Amin Nasser said on Monday he was sticking to the target of expanding capacity to 13 million barrels per day from the current 12 million by 2027, despite calls to do it faster

'Coin' in Bitcoin name doesn't make it money, warns IMF chief Georgieva

Anything not backed by a sovereign guarantee can be an asset class but not a currency, as she asserted that Bitcoin cannot be 'money' just because it has got 'coin' in its name.

As WEF gets underway at Davos, India sells stability, growth, and dynamism

WEF 2022: With the war in Ukraine, world is grappling with economic uncertainty, but India finds itself in a sweet spot at the World Economic Forum in Davos

WEF meet: Karnataka inks MoU with Lulu group for Rs 2,000 cr investment

The Chief Minister held talks also with heads of Jubilant Group, Hitachi, Hero MotoCorp, Siemens, Dassault Systems and Nestle, among others.

Use Covid learning to boost global health: Adar Poonawalla to world leaders

Serum Institute of India (SII) CEO Adar Poonawalla on Monday said he is appealing to multilateral organisations and world leaders to come up with a draft about learnings from the COVID-19 pandemic to strengthen health systems globally. The learnings from the global pandemic would help in addressing inequity in the health systems that are prevalent currently, Poonawalla said. "This year @Davos, I am appealing to multilateral organisations & world leaders to come together in creating a draft, learning from the lessons of the pandemic for a Global Pandemic Treaty to address inequity & strengthen global health systems," he tweeted. Pune-based SII is the world's largest vaccine manufacturer by the number of doses produced and sold globally. During the pandemic, the company not only supplied COVID-19 vaccines in India but also exported these to multiple nations.

WEF is back after two years and pandemic-related curbs are still intact

Delegates had to upload proof of primary and booster vaccination, an RT-PCR negative test result taken 72 hours before arrival, and get tested once after arrival to continue participation in the Forum