India Slips To 92nd Rank On Global Talent Competitiveness

The top 10 global cities in terms of talent competitiveness include Zurich, Helsinki, San Francisco, Gothenburg, Madrid, Paris, Los Angeles, Eindhoven and Dublin.

In the past 46 years, only once WEF has held its annual meeting outside Davos when in 2002 it decided to shift the venue to New York to show solidarity with that city and the American public after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

The federal government's share amounts to 3/8 of overall costs of security at the WEF. However, due to cost ceiling, this sum is limited to a maximum of 3 million Swiss francs per annum.

The report, released on Monday by the Business and Sustainable Development Commission, said pressure on business to become a "responsible social actor" was likely to grow.

Many business leaders and lawmakers will participate in the World Economic Forum 2017 meet, running from January 17-20, in the Swiss Alpine resort of Davos.

Just eight individuals, all men, own as much wealth as the poorest half of the world's population, Oxfam said on Monday in a report calling for action to curtail rewards for those at the top.

Activist Swami Agnivesh, President Emeritus of World Council of Arya Samaj, will also join other spiritual leaders for a multi-faith candle lighting ceremony to reflect upon hope for humanity, as part of the five-day WEF (World Economic Forum) Annual Meeting beginning.

Johann Schneider-Ammann will meet with the trade and industry ministers of India and two other countries, a statement said.

Addressing the biannual Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit, dubbed 'Davos of the East', that had Fortune 500 CEOs and global leaders in attendance, PM Modi said creating an enabling environment for business and attracting investments is his top priority.

WEF said it would be the most comprehensive meeting of ministerial delegations in the world, with over 70 countries including all G20 countries participating.

A number of business and political leaders are expected to attend the 2017 Vibrant Gujarat Summit.

More than 100 Indian CEOs are expected to be present at the event which will see overall more than 3,000 participants from more than 100 countries, including 1,200 CEOs, the biggest such gathering ever.

A three-minute-long clip from a republished interview of Alibaba founder Jack Ma is once again going viral on social media. Recorded during the World Economic Forum (WEF) at Davos this year, the video shows the billionaire businessman talking about the failures that shaped his life, including the time he was rejected by both Harvard and KFC. The video, shared thrice o...

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India will serve as a hub to supply cars worldwide says Renault-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn. He was speaking at the on-going World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

President Barack Obama on Friday addressed SXSW -- the technology world's Davos and Woodstock rolled into one -- making a recruitment pitch to America's whizkids, even as the government is embroiled in a high-profile battle with Apple.

Actor Liam Cunningham, who plays Davos Seaworth in the fantasy series, admitted that from what he has seen and filmed, the new season is set to be even raunchier and more violent than ever before. "It's bigger, badder, bolder and naughtier," he said

Kevin Sneader, Asia chairman of global consulting firm McKinsey, spoke to NDTV at Davos about investor interest in India.

Urging private sector to give up caution and make investments, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said it has become absolutely imperative to add to the credibility of the Indian economy, with the world looking up to the country as a bright spot amid global headwinds.

Switzerland is "extremely keen" on greater cooperation in India's fight against suspected black money stashed in Swiss banks and is putting in place a new law on automatic information exchange that will take about a year to come into force, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said.