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World Economic Forum cancels 2021 annual meeting in Singapore

Reuters
Posted at May 18 10:58 AM

The World Economic Forum has canceled its annual meeting - the blue-ribbon event for the global elite to discuss the world's problems - due to be held in Singapore this year, the organizers said on Monday. Read more »

Pandemic delays gender parity by a generation: WEF

Nina Larson, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 31 10:40 AM

The pandemic has rolled back years of progress towards equality between men and women, according to a report released Wednesday showing the crisis had added decades to the trajectory towards closing the gender gap.   Read more »

At Davos 2021, Asia to lead while the world waits for US President Biden's address

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 29 01:18 PM

Milken Institute’s Katoro Tamura said China and other Asian countries are set to take global leadership on the Davos Agenda 2021, but hopes the world will hear soon from newly installed US President Joe Biden. Read more »

China-US tension: Xi tells World Economic Forum competition is for pursuing excellence – not killing off a rival

Wendy Wu, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jan 28 01:44 PM

Since the Trump administration ended, Beijing has indicated its desire to reset or salvage China’s relationship with the US in several ways. China’s envoy to Washington has echoed Xi’s appeal for cooperation in a state TV appearance Read more »

Asia seen to lead COVID talks at Davos 2021 meetings

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 26 02:18 PM

Asian speakers are seen to lead the talks to fight COVID-19 on virtual Davos meetings this week, as proven by moving in-person meetings from Davos to Singapore. Read more »

Xi to open virtual Davos forum as virus-hit West struggles

Eve Szeftel, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 25 01:00 PM

Chinese President Xi Jinping was on Monday slated to open an all-virtual World Economic Forum, with his country still appearing on track to emerge stronger from the coronavirus pandemic that continues to wreak havoc elsewhere.   Read more »

Davos 2021 summit shifts to Singapore due to pandemic

Robin Millard, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 08 08:07 AM

The World Economic Forum said Monday the coronavirus pandemic had forced it to move next year's summit from Switzerland to Singapore, where it will be held in person from May 13-16.   Read more »

Pandemic speeds labor shift from humans to robots: WEF survey

Reuters
Updated as of Oct 21 07:58 AM

ZURICH - Robots will destroy 85 million jobs at mid-sized to large businesses over the next five years as the COVID-19 pandemic accelerates changes in the workplace likely to exaggerate inequalities, a World Economic Forum (WEF) study has found. Read more »

World Economic Forum official shares sentiment on ABS-CBN amid network's woes

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 01 09:06 PM

A World Economic Forum (WEF) official on Wednesday acknowledged the challenges faced by ABS-CBN, saying "everyone would express solidarity" with the network that has suffered one shutdown order after another. Read more »

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 »