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Business
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Tech
1/17/2023 5:23:29 PM
The EU's chief announced ambitious plans Tuesday to challenge China and the United States in the race for clean-tech industries, as a battle over green trade emerged at the World Economic Forum.
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World
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War in Ukraine
1/17/2023 4:42:58 PM
Ukraine's first lady warned world leaders and corporate executives at the World Economic Forum's annual gathering in the Swiss town of Davos that not all of them were using their influence at a time when Russia's invasion leaves children dying and a world struggling with food insecurity.
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World
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Africa
1/16/2023 7:19:57 PM
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has canceled his trip to the World Economic Forum in Davos in order to deal with his country's worsening power blackouts.
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World
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International
1/16/2023 9:46:08 AM
Food companies making big profits as inflation has surged should face windfall taxes to help cut global inequality, anti-poverty group Oxfam said Monday as the World Economic Forum's annual meeting gets underway.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Opinion
5/31/2022 11:08:04 PM
World energy, food, and economic crises dominated discussions at this year’s World Economic Forum in the Swiss ski resort of Davos, along with the repercussions of the war in Ukraine, writes Mahmoud Mohieldin
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World
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International
5/26/2022 7:24:52 PM
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz expressed hopes Thursday for global cooperation on climate change, hunger and war, while dozens of climate activists demonstrated in the Swiss town of Davos as a meeting of global elites ended with many words but little concrete action to solve the world's most pressing crises.
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War in Ukraine
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Diplomacy
5/25/2022 6:17:11 PM
Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba called on the West Wednesday to "kill Russian exports" as a price for Moscow's invasion of his country, asking the world not to finance the Kremlin's "war machine".
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Business
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Economy
5/25/2022 3:36:08 PM
Soaring inflation. Russia's war in Ukraine. Squeezed supply chains. The threat of food insecurity around the world. The lingering COVID-19 pandemic.
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World
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Africa
5/25/2022 11:23:04 AM
Pfizer says it will provide nearly two dozen products, including its top-selling COVID-19 vaccine and treatment, at not-for-profit prices in Africa and some of the world's poorest countries.
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War in Ukraine
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Diplomacy
5/25/2022 11:10:41 AM
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday that the West remained divided over the extent of its support for Ukraine in its defence against Russia's months-long invasion.
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World
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International
5/24/2022 10:07:00 PM
The Spanish government on Tuesday announced a 12.3 billion euro ($13.2 billion) investment plan to convert the country into a major producer of microchips and help reduce the dependence of Spain and the European Union on other suppliers.
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War in Ukraine
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Humanitarian
5/24/2022 5:55:52 PM
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday accused Russia of deliberately bombarding grain warehouses across Ukraine and weaponizing food supplies.
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War in Ukraine
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Economy
5/24/2022 3:39:17 PM
The head of the European Union's executive arm says Russia's war in Ukraine should end with a ``strategic failure'' for the invading country as she pledged Tuesday that the bloc will continue to invest massively in support of the war-torn nation.
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World
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International
5/24/2022 3:38:49 PM
Finland's foreign minister said at the annual World Economic Forum meeting in Davos that a delegation from his country and Sweden will travel to the Turkish capital amid pushback from Turkey on the Nordic nations' application to join NATO.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
5/24/2022 2:47:59 PM
Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry discussed on Tuesday the recent developments in the Palestinian territories with his Jordanian counterpart Ayman Safadai on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, the Egyptian foreign ministry said.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
5/23/2022 2:16:15 PM
Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry outlined Egypt’s vision for the Conference of Parties on Climate Change (COP27) as part of his participation in the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland.
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War in Ukraine
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Diplomacy
5/23/2022 2:04:25 PM
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for ``maximum'' sanctions against Russia during a virtual speech Monday to corporate executives, government officials and other elites on the first day of the World Economic Economic gathering in Davos.
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Business
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Economy
5/23/2022 12:10:44 PM
The Davos summit of global political and business elites returns Monday after a Covid-induced two-year break to face another momentous crisis: Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
5/22/2022 10:41:46 PM
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry headed on Sunday evening to Davos, Switzerland to take part in the World Economic Forum's (WEF) annual meeting extending from 22-26 May.
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World
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International
5/22/2022 5:25:58 PM
Davos _ the hub of an elite annual gathering in the Swiss Alps _ is back, more than two years after the coronavirus pandemic kept its business gurus, political leaders and high-minded activists away. There's no shortage of urgent issues for the World Economic Forum's annual meeting to tackle.
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