WEF 2015: India can outpace China in terms of growth, says Nourel RoubiniRoubini, however, said that last year India was part of Fragile Five, since when things have improved but that has also improved because of...
WEF 2015: 193 'protesting snowmen' catch attention of delegatesThe unique initiative drew the attention of A-listers like billionaires Bill Gates, Richard Branson and singer Will.i.am, among others.
WEF 2015 gets formal status in Switzerland as international institutionWEF gained a 'formal status' in Switzerland, confirming the role of non-profit organisation as an international institution for public-priv...
WEF 2015: Chandrababu Naidu bumps into old friend Bill Gates at DavosNaidu was taken by a surprise when he bumped into Microsoft founder Bill Gates today at the World Economic Forum Annual Summit.
WEF 2015: Focus on implementation to convert investor interest into funds, says Prakash Hinduja"The government has to diagnose property all the issues. They will have to look whether there are any deficiencies and then do the needful,...
WEF 2015: Do we need to charge for spectrum?, asks Vodafone chief Vittorio Colao"I will want to ask a question in the end. Does we need to charge for spectrum?. Does the government need to charge for spectrum? Does anyo...
WEF 2015: Tech leaders optimistic about digital economyNadella, said the key issue though is that there needs to be a new global consensus that allows technology to progress and yet finds that r...
WEF 2015: India wants to reduce subsidies to cut expenditure, says FM Arun Jaitley"Subsidies for the poor will remain, but we intend to rationalise it," Arun Jaitley said at an event in Davos on Thursday.
WEF 2015: UNICEF for more investments in education as funding gap growsUNICEF pitched for more "investments" in education, saying there is an annual funding gap of $26 billion for the provision of basic educati...
WEF 2015: Petrol crisis forces Pakistan's PM to skip meet in DavosSharif chaired a meeting to review petroleum matters as officials said that oil supply had improved, easing more than 10 days of shortages ...
WEF 2015: India's growth potential above 9%; government moving rapidly on reforms, says FM Arun Jaitley'We have a roadmap to bring down fiscal deficit below 3% in few years. Elimination of subsidies here is not desirable. We need to rationali...
WEF 2015: Swiss President Simonetta Sommaruga warns against ignoring uncertainties felt by peopleUncertainty is prevalent in current conflicts and crisis regions as well as in the comparatively prosperous countries of Europe, she said.
WEF 2015: Automation to cause temporary replacement of jobs, says Infosys CEO Vishal SikkaWhile the Infosys CEO did not foresee a future where people would become "irrelevant", he noted that "there is temporary replacement of job...
WEF 2015: India is world's second most trusted nation, says surveyMoving up the ranks, India has emerged as the second most trusted country in the world in terms of faith reposed on its institutions even a...
WEF 2015 Davos summit begins; fight against terror to hog limelightThe yearly jamboree of the global elite is being attended by over 2,500 political and business leaders, including Union Ministers Arun Jait...
WEF 2015: Over 5,000 Army personnel at work to secure Davos meet"Up to 5,000 armed forces personnel are serving in this civil affairs mission, from January 12-26, 2015," it said in an update on its WEF o...
WEF 2015: Private jets, choppers ferry global elite to annual meetSeparately, nearly 2,000 private jets have been commissioned, mostly by business leaders, to attend the Davos meeting.