Davos World Economic Forum
latest news & developmentsWorld Economic Forum ‘will defer’ Davos meeting over Omicron fears
The high-powered meeting scheduled for January 17-21 will instead be held in “early summer”, the organisers said.
Renewables not a silver bullet for inequality
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…
South Africa is caught in the global hype of the fourth industrial revolution
Even a cursory glance at earlier industrial revolutions will show that they have not been associated with the interests of the working or underclasses
An African opportunity for post-Brexit Britain
As a post-Brexit Britain finds its place in the world, it would be well advised not to overlook Africa
Long live globalisation
Though belief in globalism may be dead, globalisation is alive and well
World “sleepwalking into catastrophe” — WEF
World Economic Forum warns that little action is being taken on climate change as the world splinters
Zimbabwe president ends foreign tour after protests
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
The case for investment in Zimbabwe’s economic rebirth
Encouraged by the positive sentiment of recent weeks, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe now predicts 4% GDP growth in 2018.
More billionaires but wealth gap between rich and poor widens
In South Africa, growth in 2017 went to the top 1% most wealthy people and nothing to the bottom 50%
Macron hosts 140 CEOs in pre-Davos charm offensive
A former investment banker, Macron has vowed to shake the French economy out of its torpor.
We must fuss about Davos – to craft a fair economic order
The world’s business leaders gather to shape a financial system that enriches them, causing financial crises and increasing the inequality gap.
What is this infatuation with elites?
After all, it is ordinary people working together who really have the power to change the world.
Is Davos still relevant?
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.
What we learned at (and about) Davos this year
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.
Richard Quest in Davos: The world needs a pay rise
When chief executives start to lose confidence we should be worried. And today’s global chief executives are worried.