As many as 12 Indians, and four of Indian origin (three Indian Americans and one Indian Canadian), feature among the 197 Young Global Leaders named by the World Economic Forum on Wednesday.
It has also informed the Bombay Stock Exchange that the Board of Directors of the Company at its meeting held on October 10, 2014, inter alia, has declared interim dividend of Rs 30 per equity share. The interim dividend declared in the previous year was Rs. 20 per equity share.
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Singapore is the world's most trade-friendly economy, the World Economic Forum said in a study. The WEF's Global Enabling Trade Report 2009 measures and analyses factors enabling trade in 121 industrialised and emerging economies around the world.
India has the lowest percentage of women employees (23%), followed by Japan (24%), Turkey (26%) and Austria (29%), according to the Corporate Gender Gap report brought out by the World Economic Forum on Monday.
Strong worries over further asset bubbles, underinvestment in infrastructure, falling government finances, and the consequent danger to economies to sink into full-fledged debt crises are some of the top threats facing the world in 2010, the World Economic Forum said on Thursday.
India's share in world tourist inflows was only 0.64 per cent in 2012. It could only attract 6.97 million foreign tourists during 2013.
Underlining that years of economic stagnation have given way to a "roaring geyser of opportunity", Trump said, "I knew that if we unleashed the potential of our people, cut taxes, slashed regulation, fixed broken trade deals and fully tapped American energy that prosperity would come thundering back ... and that is exactly what happened."
India has been ranked in the bottom half among 134 countries in terms of gender equality, in WEF's latest ranking that assessed the distribution of resources and opportunities among males and females.
The US president explained his use of the social media app, saying: "I call it a modern day form of communication, okay?
This next phase of globalisation needs to deliver economic growth so that it is equitable: Nadella.
World Education Fair 2008 admissions open for Sep 08/ Feb 09 intakes.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh would be making a strong pitch for attracting foreign investment during a presentation at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Inviting global business leaders to invest in Maharashtra, Deshmukh would be making a presentation at the four-day WEF meet in Switzerland beginning on January 23, official sources said.
IMF Chief Economist Gita Gopinath also said the pickup in global growth for 2020 remains highly uncertain as it relies on improved growth outcomes for stressed economies like Argentina, Iran, and Turkey and for under-performing emerging and developing economies such as Brazil, India, and Mexico.
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday the vibrant western Indian state has become India's special economic zone, attracting both foreign and domestic investors.
"Sath hai, vishwas hai, ho raha vikas hai," the PM said.
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The youth have to turn into entrepreneurs if India's massive demographic dividend is to be taken advantage of: Smriti Irani.
Many developing countries are using WiMax deployments to leapfrog past copper wires, notes the World Economic Forum (WEF) Global Information Technology Report 2007-08. For instance, in India, Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access, or WiMAX, has been promoted as the answer to the country's last-mile connectivity issues.
Governor Raghuram Rajan lowered the benchmark repurchase rate to 7.75 per cent from 8 per cent, the first reduction since May 2013.
Rahul Bajaj, who has been attending the WEF Davos meeting for over a decade, said flow of funds in stock market should be taxed to check the liquidity build-up as is done by the Reserve Bank of India through Statutory Liquidity Ratio and Cash Reserve Ratio.
India has said it would exercise caution in embracing fuller rupee float since the gradual approach towards liberalising the foreign exchange regime has paid in the past.
"we're talking about Kashmir and the relation to what's going on with Pakistan and India. And if we can help, we certainly will be helping," the President said.
India has slipped six places in a list of the world's most competitive nations, with the World Economic Forum on Wednesday ranking the country at 48th position in its 'Global Competitiveness Index 2007'.WEF has ranked India ahead of China on an accompanying list of 'Business Competitive Index', published for the first time. India has been placed at 31st rank, as against 57th for China on this list.
Sweden, Singapore and Finland follow, while the United States loses ground in networked readiness, falling 6 places to 7th position.
Enthused by the upbeat mood visible about India at the World Economic Forum in Davos, eminent banker Uday Kotak said investors now want to see some real action on the ground.
The Planning Commission on Tuesday made a case for increasing prices of petrol and diesel arguing that it was not a good idea to check inflation by keeping prices of petroleum products low.
The WEF on Tuesday released the names of the 250 young leaders who have been selected Young Global Leaders 2007.
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The World Economic Forum is preparing for the biggest annual event in its calendar, and Corporate India Inc plans to build on its India Everywhere campaign.
It is part of the Indian cultural mentality to be innovative and entrepreneurial. India, in ten years, will be a significant economic power, says Vanu Bose.
Shares of IT company HCL Infosystems plunged over 7 per cent on Monday after its Managing Director and CEO Harshavardhan Madhav Chitale resigned from the company.
Infosys chief Vishal Sikka also said that demonetisation has shown to the world that Indians are ready to adopt new technology disruptions.
In the age of robots and automation, skills such as people management, coordination and negotiations will be relevant, says Babita Shekhar.
Due to improvement in business climate, industry chieftains refrain from visiting the North Block.
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