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Agriculture sector can be transformed by promoting use of AI, other emerging technologies: WEF World Economic Forum (WEF) in its latest report has said that the agriculture sector in India can be transformed by promoting the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and other emerging technologies. WEF said its AI for Agriculture Innovation (AI4AI) initiative has helped more than 7,000 chilli farmers get access to agritech services in the first phase. WEF stated that these agritech services include AI-based advisories, soil testing, produce quality testing and e-commerce---all in the proj...
Agriculture sector can be transformed by promoting use of AI, other emerging technologies: WEF
Agriculture sector can be transformed by promoting use of AI, other emerging technologies: WEF
Source: IANS
24/07/2023 12:29:08 PM
India expected to clock highest growth among world`s big economies this year: WEF`s President World Economic Forum (WEF) President Borge Brende has said India is expected to clock the highest growth among the world’s big economies this year and the country’s economy is witnessing the famous snowball effect that will lead to more investments and more jobs. Brende said there have been reforms that have led to less red tape, better climate for investments and also the digital revolution is really happening in India.  Brende stated that he is very bullish and optimisti...
India expected to clock highest growth among world`s big economies this year: WEF`s President
India expected to clock highest growth among world`s big economies this year: WEF`s President
Source: Accord Fintech
29/05/2023 10:27:52 AM
India to push back against 'agenda-driven' global ranking firms - Narendra Modi advisor India plans to push back against "agenda-driven", "neo-colonial" country rankings produced by global agencies on topics like governance and press freedom, a key advisor to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Reuters in an interview on Friday. Sanjeev Sanyal, a member of Modi's Economic Advisory Council, said India has begun to raise this issue at global forums. He said the indices were being compiled by a "tiny group of think-tanks in the North Atlantic,&q...
India to push back against 'agenda-driven' global ranking firms - Narendra Modi advisor
India to push back against 'agenda-driven' global ranking firms - Narendra Modi advisor
Source: Reuters
27/05/2023 9:28:53 AM
Budget 2023-24: A manifesto for sustainable development, fiscal prudence and industrial revolution 4.0 Provisions of India's Budget for FY 2023-24 show the country's firm resolve to play the role of engine of growth for the sagging global economy. This is why India was earlier described by multilateral agencies as a bright spot amid global economic uncertainty and looming recession and Russia-Ukraine War further hurting the prospects of post pandemic economic recovery. The International Monetary Fund's (IMF) January 2023 World Economic Outlook Update projected a decline in globa...
Budget 2023-24: A manifesto for sustainable development, fiscal prudence and industrial revolution 4.0
Budget 2023-24: A manifesto for sustainable development, fiscal prudence and industrial revolution 4.0
Source: IANS
5/02/2023 8:52:35 AM
`India Stack` conference to showcase our innovations to the world: MoS IT The country will showcase its various innovations at the first 'India Stack Developers' conference, expanding its reach to other countries as well which aim to build digital public platforms, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Minister of State of Electronics and IT, said here on Tuesday. The developers' conference will be organised at the India Habitat Centre in Delhi on Thursday by the National e-Governance Division (NeGD) and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)...
`India Stack` conference to showcase our innovations to the world: MoS IT
`India Stack` conference to showcase our innovations to the world: MoS IT
Source: IANS
24/01/2023 3:01:04 PM
Amazon launches dedicated air cargo network in India E-commerce giant Amazon on Monday launched Amazon Air in India to enhance its transportation network and enable faster deliveries to customers in the country. Amazon will utilize the complete cargo capacity of a Boeing 737-800 aircraft that will be operated by Quikjet Cargo Airlines Private Limited. Telangana's minister for industries and commerce K. T. Rama Rao was present at the induction ceremony of Quikjet's new Amazon-branded aircraft along with Amazon's senior leadersh...
Amazon launches dedicated air cargo network in India
Amazon launches dedicated air cargo network in India
Source: IANS
23/01/2023 4:14:32 PM
Oil prices fall but remain buoyed by China outlook  Oil prices drifted lower in early trade on Monday, thinned by the Lunar New Year holiday in east Asia, but held on to most of last week's gains on the prospect of an economic recovery in top oil importer China this year. Brent crude futures retreated by 46 cents, or 0.5%, to $87.17 at 0031 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures fell 40 cents, also down 0.5%, to $81.24 a barrel. Last week Brent rose 2.8%, while the U.S. benchmark logged a 1.8% gain. Data...
Oil prices fall but remain buoyed by China outlook
Oil prices fall but remain buoyed by China outlook
Source: Reuters
23/01/2023 9:00:47 AM
Over 50 high-impact initiatives launched at WEF for more sustainable world  With more than 50 high-impact initiatives were launched or profiled, world leaders gathered at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2023 in the first major international gathering of the year to address ongoing economic, energy and food crises laid the groundwork for a more sustainable, resilient world. While many economists forecast recessionary risks in 2023 and see geopolitical tensions continuing to shape the global economy, there are glimmers of hope that pressures on food, e...
Over 50 high-impact initiatives launched at WEF for more sustainable world
Over 50 high-impact initiatives launched at WEF for more sustainable world
Source: IANS
22/01/2023 9:58:59 AM
Trillions of dollars needed to adapt green technologies: Experts at World Economic Forum In order to reach 2050 emissions reduction targets, trillions of dollars in public and private capital are needed to adopt and scale green energy technologies, financial experts told participants at a session on climate finance at the 53rd World Economic Forum Annual Meeting. Despite the urgent need for climate finance, numerous barriers have impeded the flow of private capital to decarbonization projects around the world and especially in the Global South. Financial experts agreed that...
Trillions of dollars needed to adapt green technologies: Experts at World Economic Forum
Trillions of dollars needed to adapt green technologies: Experts at World Economic Forum
Source: IANS
20/01/2023 3:02:04 PM
DAVOS 2023-UAE and India discussing settling non-oil trade in rupees  The United Arab Emirates is in early discussions with India to trade non-oil commodities in Indian rupees, Emirati Minister for Foreign Trade Dr Thani Al Zeyoudi said on Thursday. The UAE signed a wide-ranging free trade agreement last year with India, which, along with China, is among the biggest trade partners for Gulf Arab oil and gas producers, most of whose currencies are pegged to the U.S. dollar. Al Zeyoudi, asked by Reuters whether trade in rupees with India was on the tab...
DAVOS 2023-UAE and India discussing settling non-oil trade in rupees
DAVOS 2023-UAE and India discussing settling non-oil trade in rupees
Source: Reuters
20/01/2023 11:22:24 AM
Shifting to old pension scheme may lead to liability add-up in future: Raghuram Rajan As several state governments have shown their intent of shifting to the old pension scheme, former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan said that states doing so, would end up curbing current expenditure but may build liabilities for the future. He also cautioned banks on tilting too much towards retail lending. In an interview to an online portal on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) at Davos, Rajan said that the reason why the new pension scheme was adopted because in the old sche...
Shifting to old pension scheme may lead to liability add-up in future: Raghuram Rajan
Shifting to old pension scheme may lead to liability add-up in future: Raghuram Rajan
Source: IANS
19/01/2023 12:48:07 PM
India presents itself as resilient economy at World Economic Forum in Davos India has reiterated its position as a resilient economy providing stable policy to the global investors at the World Economic Forum (WEF) at Davos. India's focus areas at WEF this year are investment opportunities, infrastructural landscape and its inclusive and sustainable growth story. Taking forward the strategy and presence of India during WEF Annual Meeting in May 2022, the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has taken the initiative to further stre...
India presents itself as resilient economy at World Economic Forum in Davos
India presents itself as resilient economy at World Economic Forum in Davos
Source: IANS
19/01/2023 10:37:37 AM
Recessions risks knock stocks, speculators drawn back to yen Asian stock markets struggled to make headway on Thursday, after weak U.S. consumer data stoked recession worries and nudged investors toward safe assets such as bonds, while Japan's yen rose as markets doubted the Bank of Japan's policy commitments. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fell 0.8% and benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury yields, which fall when prices rise, hit their lowest since September at 3.66%. U.S. crude futures fell 1%. Japan's Nik...
Recessions risks knock stocks, speculators drawn back to yen
Recessions risks knock stocks, speculators drawn back to yen
Source: Reuters
19/01/2023 9:14:22 AM
India better off than many global economies, needs to work on labour markets an d land: Gita Gopinath IMF Deputy Managing Director Gita Gopinath has cautioned that India needs to work on labour markets and land, even as she hailed the country for doing better than many global economies. In an interview on the sidelines of the ongoing World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting at Davos on Wednesday, Gopinath cautioned against growing fragmentation globally, saying it hurt the global growth rate. The Covid-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war has made countries much more concerned about nationa...
India better off than many global economies, needs to work on labour markets an d land: Gita Gopinath
India better off than many global economies, needs to work on labour markets an d land: Gita Gopinath
Source: IANS
18/01/2023 4:24:01 PM
Airtel to set up hyperscale data centre in Hyderabad  Bharti Airtel Group's data center arm, Nxtra Data Centers will set up a large Hyperscale Data Center in Hyderabad with an investment of Rs 2,000 crore. The facility will have a capacity of 60 megawatts (MW) of IT load for the first phase. It will incorporate the latest technologies in cooling and security. The project is estimated to be deployed in the next 5-7 years. The announcement was made on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting at Davos in the presence ...
Airtel to set up hyperscale data centre in Hyderabad
Airtel to set up hyperscale data centre in Hyderabad
Source: IANS
18/01/2023 4:03:50 PM
Dharavi revamp figures in Davos, CM says it's 'eco-friendly development'  Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde raised the issue of the proposed makeover of Dharavi -- considered among the world's worst eyesore slums -- before a dazzling global audience of influencers in the cool climes of Davos, terming it as an 'environment-friendly' development project. Addressing the Congress Centre at the ongoing World Economic Forum (WEF)-2023 on Tuesday evening in Switzerland, Shinde said that although Mumbai has the biggest natural forest, it is also...
Dharavi revamp figures in Davos, CM says it's 'eco-friendly development'
Dharavi revamp figures in Davos, CM says it's 'eco-friendly development'
Source: IANS
18/01/2023 12:03:03 PM
Partner with India to leverage opportunities : Mansukh Mandaviya at WEF  India's Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday invited all stakeholders to look at his country as a land of opportunities and take advantage of these by partnering with it, adding that this endeavour would lead towards making India and world a healthier place. "We are working towards augmenting health infrastructure and have initiated multiple schemes to strengthen health systems and improve health service delivery with focus on quality, accessibility and affordability...
Partner with India to leverage opportunities : Mansukh Mandaviya at WEF
Partner with India to leverage opportunities : Mansukh Mandaviya at WEF
Source: IANS
18/01/2023 11:12:10 AM
Need to forge pacts to attain net-zero targets by India: Industry leaders With the immense potential of India's transitioning energy systems, industry leaders have emphasized the need to forge partnerships across private, public and philanthropic entities to aid the country in attaining its net-zero targets. At a fireside chat organised by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, and Invest India in association with The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos on Tuesday, Girish Sethi, Senior Direct...
Need to forge pacts to attain net-zero targets by India: Industry leaders
Need to forge pacts to attain net-zero targets by India: Industry leaders
Source: IANS
18/01/2023 10:37:19 AM
India to promote itself as viable investment destination at World Economic Forum at Davos India is ready to promote itself as a viable investment destination during the annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting, which began in Switzerland's Davos on January 16, and will continue till January 20. Apart from its economic parameters, the government has decided to project its ambitious roadmap for the next 25 years, till 2047, when India would be observing 100 years of its Independence. As some of its key achievements till 75 years of Independence, the government has highlig...
India to promote itself as viable investment destination at World Economic Forum at Davos
India to promote itself as viable investment destination at World Economic Forum at Davos
Source: IANS
18/01/2023 10:17:59 AM
Stocks bouyed by cheery data after BOJ damp squib  World stocks rose and Japan's yen tumbled on Wednesday, after the Bank of Japan poured cold water on monetary tightening expectations and economic and earnings data proved cheery for European markets. Data showed UK inflation dropped to a three-month low of 10.5% in December, the latest sign that global inflationary pressures are abating. European shares climbed after a string of positive earnings updates. Europe's STOXX 600 index rose to its highest level since April 2022...
Stocks bouyed by cheery data after BOJ damp squib
Stocks bouyed by cheery data after BOJ damp squib
Source: Reuters
18/01/2023 9:06:45 AM
More than 90% Indian CEOs plan to cut operating costs: PwC survey A majority of Indian CEOs have indicated in a survey that they plan to cut down their operating costs amid rising geopolitical risks. At the same time though, they are optimistic about the country's economic prospects. According to the annual Global CEOs survey released by Price Waterhouse Coopers (PwC), many companies don't plan to trim their headcount or salaries. The survey was released on the first day of the World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting, which began in Davos on Mon...
More than 90% Indian CEOs plan to cut operating costs: PwC survey
More than 90% Indian CEOs plan to cut operating costs: PwC survey
Source: IANS
17/01/2023 2:17:23 PM
Global recession likely in 2023; India may benefit from diversification of manufacturing supply chains: WEF Survey The World Economic Forum (WEF) in its Chief Economists Outlook survey has said that a global recession is likely in 2023, but pressures on food, energy and inflation may be peaking. At the same time, it said some economies in the South Asia region, including Bangladesh and India, may benefit from global trends such as a diversification of manufacturing supply chains away from China. The WEF said globally businesses are expected to cut costs significantly in response to economic headwinds. ...
Global recession likely in 2023; India may benefit from diversification of manufacturing supply chains: WEF Survey
Global recession likely in 2023; India may benefit from diversification of manufacturing supply chains: WEF Survey
Source: Accord Fintech
17/01/2023 11:19:00 AM
WEF Centre for the fourth Industrial Revolution to come up in Hyderabad The World Economic Forum Centre for the fourth Industrial Revolution will be established in Hyderabad. This will be the only centre in India thematically focused on healthcare and life sciences. The Telangana government and the World Economic Forum signed a collaboration agreement during the forum's annual meeting in Davos on Monday for the Centre, which will be an autonomous, non-profit organisation, leading on policy and governance for healthcare and life sciences. The collabor...
WEF Centre for the fourth Industrial Revolution to come up in Hyderabad
WEF Centre for the fourth Industrial Revolution to come up in Hyderabad
Source: IANS
17/01/2023 10:58:23 AM
Maharashtra rakes in investment proposals worth Rs 88,500 cr at Davos Conducting brisk business at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and his team inked MoUs worth around Rs 88,500 crore for various projects with a potential to create over 56,000 jobs, officials said on Tuesday. Industry Minister Uday Samant, who is part of the CM's entourage, said that in the first two days, the state government has signed agreements with several major global conglomerates and investors. Present at the cerem...
Maharashtra rakes in investment proposals worth Rs 88,500 cr at Davos
Maharashtra rakes in investment proposals worth Rs 88,500 cr at Davos
Source: IANS
17/01/2023 10:04:18 AM
Asia shares slip on weak China economic data Many Asia shares slipped on Tuesday after Beijing released weak fourth-quarter economic data, although investors' expectations for a strong China rebound remained high even as the global economy edges closer to recession. MSCI's gauge of Asia Pacific stocks outside Japan was down 0.34% at 0213 GMT, widening morning losses. China's economy hit a bump in the fourth quarter, growing by 2.9% year-on-year, National Bureau of Statistics data showed on Tuesday, beating expectations...
Asia shares slip on weak China economic data
Asia shares slip on weak China economic data
Source: Reuters
17/01/2023 9:03:01 AM
Clean energy goals can be the perfect ground for cooperation in a fragmented world at World Economic Forum2023 Global leaders will soon converge at Davos, the popular Swiss ski resort, to discuss geo-politics, economics and development at the World Economic Forum's (WEF) flagship annual event, buffeted by growing climate concerns. Under the theme 'Cooperation in a Fragmented World', the Annual Meeting 2023 will bring together more than 2,500 leaders from government, business and civil society at a pivotal time for the world. The biggest cooperation will be required in the area of clima...
Clean energy goals can be the perfect ground for cooperation in a fragmented world at World Economic Forum2023
Clean energy goals can be the perfect ground for cooperation in a fragmented world at World Economic Forum2023
Source: IANS
27/12/2022 12:18:57 PM
First Movers Coalition commits $12bn to commercialise zero-carbon tech The World Economic Forum and US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry announced on Tuesday at COP27 the expansion of a coalition of global companies, to commit $12 billion in 2030 purchase commitments for green technologies to decarbonize the cement and concrete industry and other hard-to-abate sectors. The latest expansion of the First Movers Coalition -- made up of 65 companies with a collective market value of approximately $8 trillion -- focuses on cleaning up one of the wo...
First Movers Coalition commits $12bn to commercialise zero-carbon tech
First Movers Coalition commits $12bn to commercialise zero-carbon tech
Source: IANS
8/11/2022 2:27:39 PM
Inflation drives global firms eastward in Europe in search of cost savings  Central European companies that provide remote, lower-cost business services for multinationals are ramping up their expansion plans as high inflation drives global firms to push more work to the region to cut costs and bolster margins. From Prague and Warsaw to Budapest, western companies have long looked to tap a deep pool of educated, multinational workers for outsourced or offshored business services such as software development, administration, payroll handling and research for ...
Inflation drives global firms eastward in Europe in search of cost savings
Inflation drives global firms eastward in Europe in search of cost savings
Source: Reuters
18/10/2022 2:56:03 PM
Industry decarbonization must pick up pace rapidly: WEF  The World Economic Forum (WEF) on Thursday highlighted the need to fully understand the scope and scale of the challenge for the key industrial sectors and identifies a significant gap versus the pace of decarbonization necessary to achieve net-zero goals to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius by 2050. In the first edition of a report on the state of the net-zero transition in key industrial sectors, the Net-Zero Industry Tracker 2022, the WEF called for the urgency for indus...
Industry decarbonization must pick up pace rapidly: WEF
Industry decarbonization must pick up pace rapidly: WEF
Source: IANS
29/07/2022 3:54:44 PM
Shares resume slide on growth fears as Swiss, UK hike rates NEW YORK  -World stocks resumed their slide on Thursday and government bonds hovered at multi-year highs after a series of rate rises from global central banks rekindled fears that aggressive policy tightening could drag economies into recession. Following a relief rally on Wednesday when investors cheered the Federal Reserve's aggressive move to raise rates by 75 basis points - its biggest rate hike since 1994 - by scooping up shares, two other spates of policy tightening in Brit...
Shares resume slide on growth fears as Swiss, UK hike rates
Shares resume slide on growth fears as Swiss, UK hike rates
Source: Reuters
16/06/2022 8:58:32 PM
6G network will be available by 2030: Nokia CEO While the 5G network is yet to be available worldwide, global smartphone brand Nokia's CEO Pekka Lundmark has claimed that 6G mobile networks will be commercially available by 2030. Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Lundmark mentioned that he does not believe that smartphones will be the most "common interface", reports GizmoChina. "By then, definitely the smartphone as we know it today will not anymore be the most common interface," Lundmark was quo...
6G network will be available by 2030: Nokia CEO
6G network will be available by 2030: Nokia CEO
Source: IANS
29/05/2022 10:23:43 AM
Pfizer to offer all its drugs not-for-profit to 45 lower-income countries Pfizer has announced it is to supply all its current and future patent-protected medicines and vaccines on a not-for-profit basis to 45 lower-income countries and is talking to other big drugmakers about similar steps, The Guardian reported. Announcing an "accord for a healthier world" at the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, the New York-based pharma firm pledged to provide all its products that are available in the US and Europe on a cost basis to 1.2 billion ...
Pfizer to offer all its drugs not-for-profit to 45 lower-income countries
Pfizer to offer all its drugs not-for-profit to 45 lower-income countries
Source: IANS
26/05/2022 8:31:49 AM
India ranked at 54th place in global travel and tourism development index: WEF The World Economic Forum (WEF) in its biennial travel and tourism study has ranked India at the 54th place in a global travel and tourism development index, down from 46th in 2019, but still remained on the top within South Asia. Japan has topped the global charts, followed by the US, Spain, France, Germany, Switzerland, Austraila, UK, Singapore and Italy in the top 10. The study also showed a recovering sector following pandemic lows, though the recovery has been uneven and challenges remain...
India ranked at 54th place in global travel and tourism development index: WEF
India ranked at 54th place in global travel and tourism development index: WEF
Source: Accord Fintech
25/05/2022 10:19:27 AM
Andhra Pradesh joins WEF's global network of advanced manufacturing hubs Andhra Pradesh has joined the Global Network of Advanced Manufacturing Hubs (AMHUBs) of the World Economic Forum (WEF). The state government and WEF exchanged the platform partnership on "Shaping the Future of Advanced Manufacturing and Value Chains". An agreement to this effect was signed on the sidelines of the annual meeting of WEF which began at Davos on Sunday. Officials from both sides inked the agreement in the presence of Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy. AMHUB...
Andhra Pradesh joins WEF's global network of advanced manufacturing hubs
Andhra Pradesh joins WEF's global network of advanced manufacturing hubs
Source: IANS
23/05/2022 10:58:34 AM
Andhra Pradesh CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy calls on WEF founder in Davos Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy called on World Economic Forum (WEF) founder, Prof. Klaus Schwab at Davos on Sunday. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) which began on Sunday. The state government will later sign an agreement with the WEF. Through this agreement, the forum will guide the state in access to new technology, quality human resources for industries, sustainable products, worldwide distribution s...
Andhra Pradesh CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy calls on WEF founder in Davos
Andhra Pradesh CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy calls on WEF founder in Davos
Source: IANS
23/05/2022 8:16:49 AM
Andhra Pradesh's pavilion at Davos to highlight investment opportunities Andhra Pradesh's pavilion at the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting at Davos will highlight the investment opportunities. The pavilion with the slogan 'People - Progress - Possibilities' will reiterate the state's commitment for decarbonised economy and would focus on investment opportunities A high-level delegation, led by Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy will be participating in the meeting scheduled from May 22-26. The chief minister will be holding di...
Andhra Pradesh's pavilion at Davos to highlight investment opportunities
Andhra Pradesh's pavilion at Davos to highlight investment opportunities
Source: IANS
20/05/2022 12:30:16 PM
CM M.K. Stalin likely to head Tamil Nadu delegation to World Economic Forum meet Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin is likely to lead a delegation from the state to attend the four-day World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting to be held in Davos, Switzerland from May 22. Sources in the Tamil Nadu government told IANS that the delegation is likely to include state Industries Minister Thangam Thenarasu and officials from departments of industries, finance, and health. The Tamil Nadu side is focusing on wooing investments for the state citing its vibrant industrial cultur...
CM M.K. Stalin likely to head Tamil Nadu delegation to World Economic Forum meet
CM M.K. Stalin likely to head Tamil Nadu delegation to World Economic Forum meet
Source: IANS
13/05/2022 1:51:00 PM
Vahan recognised as global technology pioneer by World Economic Forum Vahan, a Bengaluru-based startup focused on solving the employment issue of the 500 million blue-collar workers in India, has been selected among hundreds of candidates as one of the World Economic Forum's "Technology Pioneers". Vahan leverages technology to assist blue collar workforce in finding jobs that match their skills. It helps employers such as Swiggy, Shadowfax, and Zomato reduce their hiring costs by up to 30 per cent by identifying the ideal candidate at the ri...
Vahan recognised as global technology pioneer by World Economic Forum
Vahan recognised as global technology pioneer by World Economic Forum
Source: IANS
10/05/2022 3:02:51 PM
Analysis- BRUSSELS - Raising the drawbridge has been a response to war and pestilence throughout human history, and the tumultuous winter of 2022 has similarly led trading nations to turn inward - though talk that the era of globalisation may be winding down seems premature. The damage to international commerce stemming from Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the still unvanquished COVID-19 pandemic has made governments and companies more aware they need more resilient supply chains - even if...
Analysis-
Analysis-"Slow-balisation": how war, pandemic are reshaping global trade
Source: Reuters
31/03/2022 7:52:37 PM
Tightening financial conditions sound alarm for world economy  Global financial conditions are at their tightest since early 2016, driven by soaring energy prices, sliding stocks and market turmoil stemming from Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Financial conditions reflect the availability of funding in an economy and, perceived as strongly correlated with future growth, are watched closely by central bankers. How loose or tight they are dictates spending, saving and investment plans of businesses and households. Goldman Sachs, which uses me...
Tightening financial conditions sound alarm for world economy
Tightening financial conditions sound alarm for world economy
Source: Reuters
9/03/2022 7:35:41 PM
World Economic Forum's annual meeting rescheduled to May 22-26  The World Economic Forum (WEF) announced that it will hold its 2022 annual meeting from May 22 to 26 in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland. "Under the theme, 'working Together, restoring Trust', the Annual Meeting 2022 will be the first global in-person leadership event since the start of the pandemic," the WEF said in a statement published on its website. The meeting will offer world leaders an opportunity to take stock of the state of the world and shape partnerships ...
World Economic Forum's annual meeting rescheduled to May 22-26
World Economic Forum's annual meeting rescheduled to May 22-26
Source: IANS
22/01/2022 12:16:13 PM
IMF, ECB leaders voice concern over volatile global economic outlook at WEF meeting On the last day of the World Economic Forum's (WEF) "Davos Agenda 2022" virtual event, the leaders of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the European Central Bank (ECB) discussed the future of the global economy and called for urgent policy actions to ensure an equitable recovery. During the WEF's week-long dialogue that began on January 17, several heads of state and government, cabinet ministers, ambassadors, heads or senior officials of international organisatio...
IMF, ECB leaders voice concern over volatile global economic outlook at WEF meeting
IMF, ECB leaders voice concern over volatile global economic outlook at WEF meeting
Source: IANS
22/01/2022 12:07:59 PM
Quote from Mr Anil Agarwal, Chairman, Vedanta Limited on PM Shri Narendra Modi’s views at World Economic Forum. Below are views of Mr. Anil Agarwal, Chairman, Vedanta Limited on PM Shri Narendra Modi’s views at World Economic Forum. “We fully agree with PM Shri Narendra Modi Ji at #DavosAgenda that it's the best time to invest in India. It is a great opportunity for entrepreneurs to identify partners & investors to collaborate with them, as general consciousness is that they'd like to work with local entrepreneurs.   India is definitely on the path of encourag...
Quote from Mr Anil Agarwal, Chairman, Vedanta Limited on PM Shri Narendra Modi’s views at World Economic Forum.
Quote from Mr Anil Agarwal, Chairman, Vedanta Limited on PM Shri Narendra Modi’s views at World Economic Forum.
Source: PR Agency
18/01/2022 8:53:37 PM
KT Rama rao invited to World Economic Forum's annual meeting Telangana's minister for information technology and industries K.T. Rama Rao has received an invitation to attend the prestigious World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting 2022, which will take place in Davos-Klosters from 17 to 21 January. Appreciating the work of the minister, WEF President Borge Brende sent him the invitation. "Your leadership and commitment to transforming Telangana into a leading technology powerhouse is noteworthy. As India emerges from the impact of the ...
KT Rama rao invited to World Economic Forum's annual meeting
KT Rama rao invited to World Economic Forum's annual meeting
Source: IANS
19/09/2021 3:05:32 PM