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Davos talks to focus on jobless growth

Davos talks to focus on jobless growth

Rediff.com25 Jan 2011

The Geneva-based World Economic Forum would be playing host to 1,400 from top 1,000 companies around the world, 30 heads of states or governments, renowned academicians, artists and the faith leaders, including head of the Chinmaya Mission in New Delhi.

Govts must put taxpayers interest first: WEF

Govts must put taxpayers interest first: WEF

Rediff.com2 Dec 2009

As the global economy recovers, governments find themselves transitioning from a focus on crisis containment, to a focus on managing its intervention towards eventual resolution," WEF director and head of investors Max Von Bismarck said.

World will realise Pak's potential once India ties improve: Imran

World will realise Pak's potential once India ties improve: Imran

Rediff.com22 Jan 2020

Khan also said Pakistan has decided to partner any other country only for peace and named the partnership with the US as the one.

Post offices to double as drug retailers

Post offices to double as drug retailers

Rediff.com6 Dec 2007

Southern states will soon sell non-prescription drugs in post offices.

Biden appoints 2 Indian-Americans to advisory panel for trade policy

Biden appoints 2 Indian-Americans to advisory panel for trade policy

Rediff.com11 Mar 2023

On Friday, Biden announced his intent to appoint 14 people to the advisory committee, which provides overall policy advice to the United States trade representative on matters of development, implementation, and administration of the US trade policy.

AirAsia promises low fares in India; expects to launch soon

AirAsia promises low fares in India; expects to launch soon

Rediff.com23 Jan 2014

Hopeful of launching flights in India in next 2-3 months, Air Asia chief Tony Fernandes says that the airline would introduce 'dramatically' low fares in the country, which would be cheapest in the market and take air travel to masses.

86% CEOs bullish about India's economy in 2024

86% CEOs bullish about India's economy in 2024

Rediff.com17 Jan 2024

Most Indian chief executives are optimistic about the economy and believe it would improve in the coming 12 months, said a survey by consulting and auditing firm PwC on Tuesday. The company's 27th annual global survey polled 4,702 chief executive officers (CEOs) in 105 countries and territories, including 79 in India, from October 2 to November 10, 2023. As many as 86 per cent of CEOs in India - 30 per cent higher than a year ago - are confident that the economy would improve.

India to face huge skills gap due to low employability

India to face huge skills gap due to low employability

Rediff.com23 Mar 2010

A World Economic Forum report on Tuesday said that India will face huge skills gaps in some job categories due to low employability over the next 20 years and also warned of a looming global labour crisis.

What women empowerment? India's 53rd

What women empowerment? India's 53rd

Rediff.com17 May 2005

India needs $250 billion FDI: ICICI Bank

India needs $250 billion FDI: ICICI Bank

Rediff.com27 Jan 2010

India's economic growth slipped to 6.7 per cent in '09, mainly on account of the impact of the global financial meltdown that started in the US in 2008.

'The youth in India don't get enough guidance'

'The youth in India don't get enough guidance'

Rediff.com25 Jun 2010

Actor, filmmaker Nandita Das was named as the Global Young Leader by World Economic Forum. She speaks about the rural-urban divide amongst India's youth, their aspirations and their dreams, their struggles and challenges in the 21st century.

'India has 12GW power in all; China adds 12GW every year!'

'India has 12GW power in all; China adds 12GW every year!'

Rediff.com21 May 2010

Suzlon chairman Tulsi Tanti spoke to Business Standard at a recent World Economic Forum conference in Brussels about his view on a post-Copenhagen environment for wind and why green growth and development are complementary rather than contradictory.

HCL to create 10,000 jobs in US, Europe over 5 years

HCL to create 10,000 jobs in US, Europe over 5 years

Rediff.com26 Jan 2012

Terming it a socially responsible business model for growth, HCL Tech vice chairman and CEO Vineet Nayar said the company would create these jobs for fresh engineers.

Law Minister, Rahul Bajaj spar over govt functioning

Law Minister, Rahul Bajaj spar over govt functioning

Rediff.com7 Nov 2012

A discussion on reviving Indian economy at the World Economic Forum turned into a war of words between Law Minister Ashwani Kumar and Bajaj Auto chairman Rahul Bajaj over the functioning of government.

India needs a rebooting: Nestle CEO

India needs a rebooting: Nestle CEO

Rediff.com7 Nov 2012

India needs a rebooting and the country must give "value to common sense" to tackle issues like slowdown of growth, feels CEO of Swiss FMCG giant Nestle, Paul Bulcke.

India Inc HAPPY with Obama's win; outsourcing still a worry

India Inc HAPPY with Obama's win; outsourcing still a worry

Rediff.com7 Nov 2012

"Outsourcing is also a concern and I hope it will be addressed soon," Godrej Group Chairman Adi Godrej told reporters on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum on India in Gurgaon.

India falls in WEF's financial development index

India falls in WEF's financial development index

Rediff.com1 Nov 2012

The break-up of Financial Development Index showed that India ranked 9th in non-banking financial services and capital markets tracked by the index, but the country lost out in terms of banking financial services standing at 45th place.

IMAGES: Suicide blast kills 35 at Moscow airport

IMAGES: Suicide blast kills 35 at Moscow airport

Rediff.com25 Jan 2011

A suspected suicide bomber triggered explosives at Moscow's busiest international airport on Monday killing at least 35 people and leaving 130 injured, in the first major terror attack in less than a year.

The world has to take some very radical decisions: Jaishankar

The world has to take some very radical decisions: Jaishankar

Rediff.com24 Sep 2022

The solution to globalisation is decentralisation and the solution to multilateralism is reformed multilateralism, not a 1945-version of multilateralism, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said.

India is the toast at WEF meet

India is the toast at WEF meet

Rediff.com22 Jan 2004

2 Indian firms in WEF Technology Pioneers list

2 Indian firms in WEF Technology Pioneers list

Rediff.com4 Dec 2006

Two Indian companies -- Strand Life Sciences and Drishtee -- are among 47 'visionary' firms worldwide selected by the World Economic Forum as Technology Pioneers 2007 for their life-changing innovations.

Mukesh Ambani on WEF Foundation Board

Mukesh Ambani on WEF Foundation Board

Rediff.com27 Aug 2010

Another person on Indian origin, PepsiCo chairman and chief executive officer Indra Nooyi, is already a member of the WEF Foundation Board.

Cloud computing aims to bridge digital divide

Cloud computing aims to bridge digital divide

Rediff.com12 Jul 2010

British born Indian, Sachin Duggal, 27, a World Economic Forum 2009 technology pioneer, says that a major part of the battle he and his cloud computing company Nivio fight is in fact 'unclouding' the concept itself. "Part of our challenge is educational. We are trying to explain what we are about."

Foreign investors rush for WEF meet

Foreign investors rush for WEF meet

Rediff.com25 Nov 2004

The 20th India Economic Summit, the annual event organised by the World Economic Forum and Confederation of Indian Industry, will see a large turnout of foreign investors and delegates this year.

Swiss finance minister says US tax deal can be reached

Swiss finance minister says US tax deal can be reached

Rediff.com27 Jan 2013

Meeting planned with U.S. Attorney General in coming weeks

Investors expect too much from India: Kamal Nath

Investors expect too much from India: Kamal Nath

Rediff.com24 Jan 2013

Nath, who is leading the Indian delegation at the annual World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, also said that even the US or Europe would not have seen as many reforms that happened in India.

WTO: India ready for more tariff cuts

WTO: India ready for more tariff cuts

Rediff.com27 Nov 2006

India is ready to further cut import tariffs on industrial goods for using it as a strong bargaining point in World Trade Organisation negotiations, Commerce and Industry Minister Kamal Nath said on Monday.

PwC's survey of CEOs in Davos shows record level of pessimism

PwC's survey of CEOs in Davos shows record level of pessimism

Rediff.com21 Jan 2020

For the first time, more than half of the CEOs surveyed by global consultancy PwC said they believe the rate of global GDP growth will decline. In comparison, the survey had found a record level of optimism among CEOs two years ago in 2018.

Tech start-ups get WEF award

Tech start-ups get WEF award

Rediff.com7 Dec 2007

Two Silicon Valley firms - Nanostellar and Meraki - have been selected by the Geneva-based World Economic Forum as Technology Pioneers 2008. Both companies are headed by Indo-Americans - Nanostellar by Pankaj Dhingra, president and chief executive officer, and Meraki Inc by Sanjit Biswas, co-founder and chief executive officer.

Kamal Nath to lead India to Davos

Kamal Nath to lead India to Davos

Rediff.com20 Jan 2007

Union Minister of Commerce and Industries Kamal Nath, would lead a high powered team to Davos in Switzerland sources in the government of India said in an informal chat with rediff.com.

India Today group plans English daily early '07

India Today group plans English daily early '07

Rediff.com27 Nov 2006

The India Today group said on Monday it would launch an English language daily in New Delhi early next year.

2G auction will be over on 1st day

2G auction will be over on 1st day

Rediff.com7 Nov 2012

Next week, the government is auctioning spectrum at a minimum bid price of Rs 14,000 crore for 5 MHz of airwaves for all the country's 22 telecom zones.

Most Indian CEOs plan to cut operating costs

Most Indian CEOs plan to cut operating costs

Rediff.com17 Jan 2023

Amid rising geopolitical risks, a vast majority of Indian CEOs have indicated in a survey that they are reducing or planning to reduce operating costs, even as they are more upbeat than their global peers on their country's economic prospects. However, most of the companies do not plan to cut their headcount or salaries, found the annual Global CEO Survey released by consultancy giant PwC here on the first day of the World Economic Forum meeting on Monday. The survey also found that about four in ten CEOs (40 per cent of global and 41 per cent of India respondents) do not expect their companies to be economically viable in 10 years if they continue on their current path.

Globalisation is dead. When will India realise this?

Globalisation is dead. When will India realise this?

Rediff.com9 Jan 2012

As the West realizes that globalisation has pauperised governments, left its society in disarray and its currency weak, there is a huge re-think there about the very idea of globalisation.

TCS bets big on 'SME Cloud'

TCS bets big on 'SME Cloud'

Rediff.com2 Feb 2011

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), the country's largest information technology (IT) services provider, has planned to launch what it terms 'SME Cloud' in a fortnight. Under which, it would provide hosted services for enterprises having a Rs 50-500 crore turnover.

India flashes wait sign for Walmart, Tesco

India flashes wait sign for Walmart, Tesco

Rediff.com31 Jan 2011

Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma has asked global retail chains not to rush the government into allowing foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail.

For image managers, India shines in chilly Davos

For image managers, India shines in chilly Davos

Rediff.com31 Jan 2011

As the shadow of governance deficit and corruption back home threatened to lengthen behind the glorious Davos sun, India's image managers launched a spirited damage control exercise on the penultimate day of the World Economic Forum (WEF).