Davos, Switzerland

Rani, who was part of the Team South Africa to attend the World Economic Forum in Davos Switzerland in 2018, has received numerous accolades for his social impact business. He was also awarded a Schwab Foundation Social Entrepreneur of the Year award in 2016 among his many accolades.

The annual event of the World Economic Forum now underway in Switzerland is with us again. Indeed, it is the scent of the air. This annual jamboree of the world's top politicians, businessmen and international organisations like the IMF, World Bank and WTO is our planet's capitalist show-case. Everybody ...

He is a fixture on the London and European social circuit among movers and shakers, hobnobbing as a regular at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, and jetting to business events around the globe. Queen Elizabeth II knighted him in 2000 with a tap of her sword on his shoulders, the highest ...

First spotted in Davos, Switzerland, in January during the World Economic Forum adorned by Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa, The Scarf has literally become “one” with the country's ... He had it on again when he attended the African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, soon after Davos.

Earlier in the week, Xi gave a much anticipated speech at the annual Boao Forum for Asia in Hainan province on the northern edge of the South China Sea. The forum is the Chinese equivalent of the World Economic Forum held in Davos, Switzerland, involving high-level talks among economic leaders.

But the White House downplayed this latest reversal, pointing to Trump's remarks in Davos, Switzerland in January, where he stressed the need for trade agreements. “As I have said, the United States is prepared to negotiate mutually beneficial, bilateral trade agreements with all countries. This will include ...

Several group types are attracted to this event which takes its name from Davos, Switzerland, where the World Economic Forum was held earlier this year. “These groups influence the way startup companies come to the commercial market,” says Santi. “There are strategic investors experienced at bringing ...

Vekselberg and his investment group Renova have been named on a list of United States sanctions targets, which is bad news for the Swiss firms he owns. Renova ... He also regularly appears at the World Economic Forum's showcase gala in Davos, indicating acceptance in such rarified circles. News of ...

IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko shake hands on Jan. 24 in Davos, Switzerland. Photo by president.gov.ua. Popular on social media. Low-cost WizzAir to launch new flights to Ukraine 249 Ukraine boycotts World Cup Biathlon Final in Russia 166 ...

He said this while speaking at the CEO's Corporate Breakfast at Marriot, an event arranged to share the learning of recently held World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Sartaj Aziz said that since 1993, World Economic Forum has provided an excellent opportunity to those who want to know and ...

Globe Telecom, in partnership with the DQ Institute, an international think tank, has completed the initial results of the 2018 DQ World study, a first in the Philippines that was presented to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland last February 2018. The study measures the digital intelligence ...

Every year since 1971, powerful political, business, academic and civil society leaders have gathered in Davos, Switzerland, to debate and discuss global issues at the WEF. There are lots of meetings — some public, others exclusive. As a BBC report put it in January, “in addition to all the talking there is a ...

In Davos, Switzerland, recently, the president claimed that “America is open for business.” From my years overseas, I know that few international shoppers go into the store if the shopkeeper is constantly belittling and berating them. As the grandson of migrant stock from New York City, an Eagle Scout, ...

Ireland is not getting the recognition it deserves for reforms it has made to its corporate tax regime over the past few years, Paschal Donohoe says. The Irish finance minister, whose book cabinet at his office on Merrion Square holds a copy of Thomas Piketty's Capital, a choice that might surprise those who ...

Lady Barbara Judge, pictured during the session “Managing the Growth of Nuclear Power” in the Congress Centre at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 29, 2010. (WEF/Photo by Michael Wuertenberg). The American-born Lady Barbara Judge, a former Kaye Scholer partner once ...

A LONG, colourful scarf worn by President Emmerson Mnangagwa during his recent trip to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, has been a topic of discussion on various social media platforms, and now, a hot selling item in Zimbabwe. “It's been an overwhelming response,” Celia Rukato, ...

Lloyd Blankfein, Chairman and CEO of Goldman Sachs, at the 2018 WEF in Davos. Adam Galica | CNBC. Lloyd Blankfein, Chairman and CEO of Goldman Sachs, at the 2018 WEF in Davos, Switzerland. Goldman Sachs shares have risen about 80 percent under CEO Lloyd Blankfein, beating many of its ...

Marc Benioff, CEO of SalesForce at the World Economic Forum in Davos Switzerland. David A. Grogan | CNBC. Marc Benioff, CEO of SalesForce at the World Economic Forum in Davos Switzerland. Salesforce has a new section in its annual report that's entirely dedicated to one of CEO Marc Benioff's ...

As Mr. Trump was being inaugurated in January 2017, President Xi was wasting no time stepping up, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, to pose as the champion of multilateralism and free trade. President Putin had already started his forays into Ukraine and Syria when Mr. Trump was ...

WHEN the World Economic Forum (WEF) concluded in Davos, Switzerland in January, the outcome of the annual talk-fest was seemingly predictable — plenty of unrestrained platitudes but, surprisingly, ... Ben Phillips, Launch Director at the Nairobi-based Fight Inequality Alliance, told IPS: “Davos is over.

In a tweet, Lloyd Blankfein said: "Gary Cohn deserves credit for serving his country in a first class way. I'm sure I join many others who are disappointed to see him leave." Cohn resigned from his post Tuesday night after Trump announced he would implement tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. He was ...

The chief executive who hired him, Tom Hayes, has appeared at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, to “participate in conversations” about the need for sustainability. The company's renewable energy use increased 32 percent in 2016 from the year before, according to its latest sustainability ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looks on as President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting at the World Economic Forum on Jan. 25, 2018 in Davos, Switzerland. In the foreground from left are White House senior adviser Jared Kushner, National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster and Secretary ...

Anthony Scaramucci, SkyBridge Capital Founder and aide to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, speaks during a Bloomberg Television interview at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017. World leaders, influential executives, bankers and policy makers attend ...

This year's annual meeting of the World Economic Forum was held in Davos, Switzerland, for about a week from Jan. 22. The theme of Davos 2018 was “Creating a Shared Future in a Fractured World.” The meeting, attended by about 3,000 world economic leaders, is closely watched every year. The latest ...

She said investors are likely flock to Zimbabwe following President Mnangagwa's policy clarifications at the 28th World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, last month. Ms Huber made the remarks after bidding farewell to the Head of State and Government at his Munhumutapa offices yesterday.

"According to our ministry, Nirav Modi was not invited to Davos. But he was very much with you on the dais. I just want to be enlightened. Was the ever so vigilant PMO sleeping this time. Or did it dive deep like always into the kundli of Nirav and still allowed him to be with you and your august group.

Because of all this, the atmosphere among the rich who attended the recent annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland was euphoric. But it was an anxious euphoria. There is a shared sense that something is off. Too many things are not right. The list is well known, scientists and ...

Last week, US president Donald Trump addressed nearly 2,000 people attending the the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland. ... I didn't know how tough Swiss security was, whether I would be arrested or heckled, but I showed up early at the Congress Center and noticed floods ...

This past week, President Trump surprised the world's economic and political elite by joining them in Davos, Switzerland, for the World Economic Forum. Every year leading figures in business, politics, and science gather to discuss the challenges facing the global economy. This year's theme was “Creating ...

The WSJ Health Forum is not the only indication that Gottlieb likes a big stage. In January he attended the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. He reported going to Davos on the FDA public calendar of “significant meetings” with people outside the executive branch of the federal government.

A skier pauses to take in the view on a ski run down the Parsenn mountain in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. ... Those headed to the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana for some late-season turns during the Easter holidays found the lifts closed, the victim of a financial dispute between the lift operator and the ...

Many of the thousands of delegates at Davos, Switzerland, wonder how long this gathering of the world's elite can go on in its present form, in what must be .... The words of hope that said it all for Africa on one cold Swiss afternoon came from South Africa's Reserve Bank Governor, the tall and enthusiastic ...