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Greta Thunberg says climate demands 'completely ignored' at Davos

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 24 07:40 PM

Thunberg was a highlight of the 50th edition of the conference, drawing massive attention including barbs by US Secretary Steven Mnuchin who on Thursday told the teen to go "study economics." Read more »

How tech taxes became world’s hottest economic debate

Jim Tankersley, The New York Times
Posted at Jan 24 08:42 AM

The fight pits traditional allies against each other, with European countries like France, Italy and Britain clashing with the US over their plans to impose new taxes on digital services provided by companies like Amazon and Google. Read more »

Equality won't happen by itself, says Finnish PM

Belinda Goldsmith, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Jan 23 08:33 PM

Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin called on Thursday for governments and companies to do more to ensure women were treated fairly, saying equality would not happen by itself. Read more »

Trump: US in ‘great shape’ with plan for coronavirus

Alexandra Alper, Reuters
Posted at Jan 22 07:58 PM

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the United States has a plan in place to contain the coronavirus outbreak. Read more »

Huawei boss says US may 'escalate,' stays confident on business

Julien Girault, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 22 09:59 AM

The comments by Huawei chief executive and founder Ren Zhengfei to business leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos come amid a bitter court fight in Canada over a US demand to extradite Huawei's chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou, who is his eldest daughter. Read more »

From ‘fortune tellers’ to undercover plumbers: 5 Davos highlights

Stuart Williams, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 22 03:10 AM

The big Davos buzzword this year is sustainability, with organizers keen to show that the event leaves a minimal environmental footprint. Read more »

Greta Thunberg calls on world leaders to listen to young activists

Dmitry Zhdannikov, Reuters
Posted at Jan 21 06:52 PM

Among the "climate heroes" being celebrated by the WEF are Irish teen scientist Fionn Ferreira, who created a solution for preventing microplastics from reaching oceans. Read more »

The Davos plutocrats warm up to Trump

Andrew Ross Sorkin, The New York Times
Posted at Jan 21 08:53 AM

As anathema as it may be to some participants, Trump may be the new Davos Man. Read more »

Expert: Countries with lower GDP per capita more vulnerable to extreme climate

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 20 08:03 PM

Jonathan Woetzel, Director of the Mckinsey Global Institute, says countries with lower GDP per capita are generally more vulnerable to extreme climate changes. Read more »

Your money or your life: Can nations prosper by putting well-being before GDP in 2020?

Rina Chandran, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Jan 02 11:42 AM

With protests from Chile to Hong Kong last year over widening inequality, violence against women, and climate change, more policymakers and campaigners started to openly debate potential shifts away from an economic model that relies on growth. Read more »

Gender workplace equality 257 years away: WEF

Nina Larson, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 17 07:32 AM

Women may have to wait more than two centuries for equality at work, according to a report on Tuesday showing gender inequality growing in workplaces worldwide despite increasing demands for equal treatment.  Read more »

Philippines slips in World Economic Forum competitiveness ranking

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 09 12:13 PM

Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto Pernia Jr said the government was taking steps to improve the Philippines' score, citing recent reforms such as the Ease of Doing Business Law. Read more »

Pinays in professional and technical jobs earn an average 8.5% less than men

Ces Oreña-Drilon
Updated as of Mar 20 05:39 PM

And yet a study says it is more profitable for companies to give the female labor force better opportunities. In Asia Pacific, an additional $4.5 trillion of additional annual GDP in 2025 could be achieved by giving women more opportunities.  Read more »

John Kerry to Trump: 'Resign'

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jan 23 11:56 AM

DAVOS, Switzerland - Former US secretary of state John Kerry said Tuesday he was not ruling out another tilt at the White House in 2020 but that in the here and now, Donald Trump should quit. Read more »

Never mind climate change, Davos prefers private jets

Jitendra Joshi, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 22 07:30 PM

The Davos elite say they are more worried than ever about climate change. But that isn't stopping them chartering private jets in record numbers. Read more »

Trump cancels US delegation to World Economic Forum in Davos: press secretary

Reuters
Posted at Jan 18 07:55 AM

President Donald Trump has canceled his delegation's trip to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, next week due to the partial US government shutdown, according to a statement released by Press Secretary Sarah Sanders on Thursday. Read more »

Trump cancels planned Davos trip as shutdown drags on

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 11 08:35 AM

WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday canceled a planned visit later this month to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, signaling he was prepared for the political showdown over the partial federal government shutdown to stretch into late January. Read more »

Philippines is world's 8th best in gender equality, top in Asia: report

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 19 04:54 PM

Manila ranked 8th in this year's Global Gender Gap report, higher by 2 notches from last year's ranking. Read more »

Suu Kyi defends court decision to jail Reuters journalists

Reuters
Updated as of Sep 13 12:48 PM

HANOI - Myanmar government leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Thursday said two jailed Reuters journalists can appeal their seven-year sentence, and that their jailing had nothing to do with freedom of expression. Read more »

Automation to cost Southeast Asia millions of jobs, warns World Economic Forum

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Sep 13 07:12 AM

Automation will soon make millions of low-skilled jobs -- from cashiers and machine operators to waiters and drivers -- redundant across Southeast Asia.  Read more »