The high-powered meeting scheduled for January 17-21 will instead be held in “early summer”, the organisers said.
COMMENT We talk as if building wind, solar and other sources of limitless, clean energy will redistribute wealth and drive social justice globally. We see it as the fix for a system that concentrates too much power in the hands of too few people. But too much hope is being attached to renewable energy. When […]
Even a cursory glance at earlier industrial revolutions will show that they have not been associated with the interests of the working or underclasses
As a post-Brexit Britain finds its place in the world, it would be well advised not to overlook Africa
Though belief in globalism may be dead, globalisation is alive and well
World Economic Forum warns that little action is being taken on climate change as the world splinters
The crackdown has underlined fears of a return to the violent repression of Robert Mugabe, who was ousted from power by the military 14 months ago
Encouraged by the positive sentiment of recent weeks, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe now predicts 4% GDP growth in 2018.
In South Africa, growth in 2017 went to the top 1% most wealthy people and nothing to the bottom 50%
A former investment banker, Macron has vowed to shake the French economy out of its torpor.
The world’s business leaders gather to shape a financial system that enriches them, causing financial crises and increasing the inequality gap.
After all, it is ordinary people working together who really have the power to change the world.
Ministers Yunus Carrim and Rob Davies and Goldman Sachs’s Colin Coleman spoke to us from Davos on the WEF’s relevance, perceptions of SA, and more.
Iran’s charm offensive is working, China and Japan really are not getting on very well and bankers still have a hard time saying sorry.
When chief executives start to lose confidence we should be worried. And today’s global chief executives are worried.
Speaking at the World Economic Forum, President Jacob Zuma said the state is not the primary job creator in South Africa.
Bill Gates has rescued a beleaguered health fund by pledging $750-million to fight three of world’s killer diseases — Aids, malaria and TB.
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/ 26 January 2012
Davos has called for global action against cybercrime, saying countries should have clear laws against it.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu has warned the world’s elite that it is time for women to seize control of the world and sort out the mess men have made.
Pravin Gordhan has told South Africans to learn from Europe’s mistakes, and not worry about bad news coming out of the World Economic Forum meeting.
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/ 23 January 2012
Economists and investors across the globe will be digesting a host of economic reports for signs that recent rallies may continue.
Our A-Z analysis unpicks the significance of the World Economic Forum talkfest taking place in Switzerland this week.
The sovereign debt crisis is set to cast its shadow over Davos this year, where world leaders will meet to discuss the future of the global economy.
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/ 27 January 2011
Left-wing activists claimed responsibility for a minor explosion on Thursday at a hotel in Davos, close to the World Economic Forum meeting.