Tag: World Economic Forum

After years of relentless focus on costs, settlements and regulations, the future of banking is looking brighter, agreed panellists in a session at the...

Gigantic corporations lead in business today: fewer than 10% of public companies worldwide account for 80% of all corporate profits. But the giants of...

Despite significant market turbulence in the beginning of this year, there are reasons to remain cautiously optimistic about the trajectory of the global economy...

Actors Yao Chen and Leonardo DiCaprio, artist Olafur Eliasson, and musician and entrepreneur will.i.am are the recipients of the 2016 Crystal Award, the World...

From the environment to international security and the coming Fourth Industrial Revolution, the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2016 finds risks on the...

The world’s cities are in dire need of innovation as they struggle to cope with unprecedented growth, which is expected to result in an...

Unsurprisingly, Europe dominates the global league table for skills and education holding seven of the top 10 places. There are two representatives from Asia,...

Global Growth at Risk from Slow Reform Progress The Global Competitiveness Report 2014-2015 finds insufficient progress in adopting and implementing structural reforms necessary for long-term...

The World Economic Forum announced its Young Global Leaders (YGLs) honorees for 2014. They come from 7 different regions and over 65 countries. In...

Despite the recovery, risks are present and 2014 may be a year of volatility The agenda for 2014 is to complete financial reform The outlook for...

The Global Competitiveness Report 2013-14, published in the beginning of September by the World Economic Forum, assesses the competitiveness of 148 economies based on...

Arab World Competitiveness Report 2013 highlights job creation as the major economic challenge for leaders in the Middle East Among the 13 countries in focus,...

World Economic Forum, in collaboration with Accenture, releases its Global Energy Architecture Performance Index Report on countries’ energy systems Significant renewable energy projects in the...

The United Arab Emirates will host the Summit on Global Agenda Councils until 2018 in both Abu Dhabi and Dubai under a strategic agreement...

Arab uprisings brought unforeseeable change, but sweeping reforms will take time Libya has complete control over its territory, its prime minister said, and Al-Qaeda elements...

Global corporations are replacing the role of governments Corporations are answering the younger generations’ call for individuality Speaking this afternoon at the 43rd World Economic Forum...

Persisting Divides in Global Competitiveness as Switzerland, Singapore and Finland Top Competitiveness Rankings in 2012 video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player Competitiveness gap widening among European countries US...

Economic confidence index ticks up to 0.43 from 0.38 last quarter, closer to optimistic territory of over 0.5 Percentage fearing a major economic disruption for...