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NEWS ABOUT: World Economic Forum

World Economic Forum stories: 14 news summaries

 Bill and Vlad Pal Around Davos 

Sec. of State's hubby wastes no time slipping into global role

Jan 30, 09 7:55 AM CST
(Newser) - With the ink barely dry on Hillary Clinton’s confirmation as secretary of state, her husband is already glad-handing on the world stage, holding meetings with foreign leaders at Davos that culminated with a 90-minute sit-down with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. At a private party, Putin toasted Clinton as... More »

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Moscow • Vladimir Putin • Bill Clinton • international relations • World Economic Forum • Davos

(Newser) - Barack Obama may be making overtures to Iran, but Benjamin Netanyahu wants none of it. The front-runner in the race to become Israel's next prime minister said the global economic crisis pales in comparison with the threat of a nuclear Iran and its "pre-medieval view of the world,"... More »

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Iran • Israel • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • nuclear weapons • Benjamin Netanyahu • World Economic Forum • Davos • financial crisis • economic downturn

 UN Asks Davos
for $613M in Gaza Aid

Funds would provide immediate aid, more money needed for long-term

Jan 29, 09 9:24 AM CST
(Newser) - The UN asked attendees at the Davos economic forum for $613 million to address “massive and multi-faceted” needs resulting from recent violence in Gaza, the BBC reports. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon says the funds will provide medical care and clean water for 6-9 months. As fresh violence heightened the need... More »

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Israel • United Nations • Gaza • aid • Israel and Palestinians • humanitarian crisis • ceasefire • Arab Israeli conflict • World Economic Forum • Davos • humanitarian aid • Ban Ki-Moon

 Snarling Putin 
 Smacks Down 
 Dell's Net Offer 

Russia's Putin tells off Michael Dell

Jan 29, 09 6:29 AM CST
(Newser) - Russian leader Vladimir Putin fired a withering public broadside at computer tycoon Michael Dell at the World Economic Forum. When Dell offered to help expand the Internet in Russia, Putin snapped: "We don't need help. We are not invalids. We don't have limited mental capacity." More »

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Internet • Vladimir Putin • Michael Dell • World Economic Forum • Davos

OPINION

 Female Perspective 
 Sorely Lacking at Davos 

Gender equality slow to scale the Alps forum—and everyone's the worse for it

Jan 28, 09 3:45 PM CST
(Newser) - Women may be the ticket out of the global recession, but World Economic Forum leaders wouldn’t know it. The predominantly male organizers have invited few women—5% of announced attendees—to the exclusive Davos forum, a misstep for a meeting billed “Shaping the Post-Crisis World,” Morice Mendoza... More »

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women • Switzerland • world economy • gender gap • World Economic Forum • Davos • weakening economy • financial crisis

Wary of Image, Financial A-Listers Ditch Glitzy Davos

Top bankers, Obama advisers to skip Swiss summit

Jan 26, 09 8:01 AM CST
(Newser) - The swanky Davos economic summit was once a top destination for financial and economic power players, but many are skipping the glitz this year for fear of sending the wrong message in a tanking economic climate, Reuters reports. Treasury secretary-designate Timothy Geithner is sitting out the resort event, as are... More »

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Citigroup • Bank of America • CEO • Switzerland • Merrill Lynch • John Thain • Vikram Pandit • World Economic Forum • Davos • Timothy Geithner • Lawrence Summers

 Bush Issues Arab
 To-Do List 

Improve economies, women's rights, democracy to make peace possible

May 18, 08 1:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Bush addressed Arab leaders at the World Economic Forum today, urging them to make the changes necessary to achieve peace in the region. Citing improving women's rights, strengthening their economies, and bolstering democracy as the major goals, Bush reprised some of the same language from his speech last week... More »

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Middle East • democracy • women's rights • Egypt • Israel and Palestinians • Arab Israeli conflict • World Economic Forum • George W. Bush

Denmark's Economy 'Most Networked'

US takes 4th,
behind Sweden
and Switzerland

Apr 9, 08 4:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - Denmark is the most IT-savvy country on Earth, according to the World Economic Forum, which today released its list of the world’s “most networked” countries. The list ranks 127 countries based on their ability to use new information and technologies, the BBC explains. It was Denmark’s second... More »

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network • Denmark • computer network • information technology • World Economic Forum

OPINION

Davos Summit: a Moral Sham?

Moguls shed guilt and seek bailout money,
but do pay homage to ideas: Guardian

Jan 25, 08 9:28 PM CST
(Newser) - The Davos summit, an annual retreat “where money comes to find morality and politics comes to meet money,” is the capital of capitalism—yet the world's economic crisis is only spoken of in whispers there, writes Julian Glover in the Guardian. Instead, moguls press the flesh with Middle... More »

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economics • Switzerland • world economy • World Economic Forum • Davos

Gates Optimism Buoys Mood
in Davos

After glum start, 'creative capitalism' speech rallies leaders

Jan 25, 08 7:59 AM CST
(Newser) - An upbeat, optimistic Bill Gates livened up the dour World Economic Forum in Davos with a speech on "creative capitalism" and a pledge of $306 million to support African agriculture. After two days of muttering about the subprime fallout and an American recession, Gates told delegates yesterday to cast... More »

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Microsoft • Bill Gates • World Economic Forum • Davos

SocGen Fraud Dominates Davos Talks

Forum delegates worry about effects on trust in financial sector

Jan 24, 08 12:43 PM CST
(Newser) - The revelation of enormous fraud by a rogue trader at Société Générale pushed other issues aside today at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, CNBC reports. A panel on sovereign wealth funds turned into an impromptu discussion on repercussions of the $7.3 billion cover-up. The... More »

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bank fraud • World Economic Forum • Davos • François Fillon • Société Générale

US Sneeze Doesn't Spook Many at Davos

Economic power shift has many world execs cheery about prospects

Jan 23, 08 5:01 PM CST
(Newser) - Bigwigs spooked by the downturn in the US economy aren't spreading their usual cheer at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland, Fortune reports, but many other Davos attendees are smiling. Representatives say the Indian and Chinese economies are strong enough to weather recession; many agree with George Soros that “... More »

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China • India • recession • World Economic Forum • Davos

Musharraf Courts Wary Europeans

Pledges free elections, nuclear security, no coddling Al-Qaeda

Jan 22, 08 12:32 PM CST
(Newser) - Pervez Musharraf visited Brussels yesterday and Paris today, reassuring leaders that Pakistan will hold fair elections and promising complete security for the nation's nuclear arsenal. EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana warned the Pakistani president that future cooperation between the EU and his government is contingent on those criteria, reports... More »

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Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • European Union • Javier Solana • Benazir Bhutto • nuclear arsenal • World Economic Forum • election

Power Brokers Return to Davos

World Economic Forum slights Hollywood, gets back to business

Jan 22, 08 12:00 PM CST
(Newser) - The Swiss ski resort of Davos turns into a giant think tank tomorrow as politicians, financiers, and other masters of the universe gather for the World Economic Forum. This year's summit will eschew some of the Hollywood glamor of sessions past, the Independent reports: Emma Thompson will put in an... More »

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Tony Blair • Condoleezza Rice • Switzerland • World Economic Forum • Davos

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