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The other side of Davos: Reframing, rather than solving issues OF SUBSTANCE AND SPIRIT Diwa C. Guinigundo This may not exactly be the best time to be attending the World Economic Forum (WEF) being held in Davos, Switzerland this week of Jan. 16-20. The Philippines is embroiled in serious domestic…

Addressing a session amid the ongoing World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting, 2023 in Davos, Switzerland on ‘Ending Tuberculosis’, the Indian Health Minister, Mansukh Mandaviya, said that New Delhi extends its full support for a global plan for approving a new TB vaccine by 2025. Similarly, the head of the…

PRESIDENT Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. Contributed Photo DAVOS, Switzerland: President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is optimistic that the Philippine economy could grow at a faster pace of 7 percent this year despite rising inflation and a dimmer global economic outlook. During an interview with Bloomberg TV on the sidelines of…

DAVOS, Switzerland: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. made a pitch for the proposed sovereign wealth fund at the World Economic Forum (WEF), saying it is one of his government's measures to diversify the country's financial portfolio. Marcos presented the overview of the state of the Philippine economy and "the myriad of…

Hundreds of the world's elite business people and political leaders are gathered in Davos, Switzerland, for the World Economic Forum's annual meeting. Ahead of the week-long meeting, the WEF released its 2023 Global Risks Report, warning that climate change, COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine could exacerbate inequalities and lead…

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Just across the street from the forum’s main congress center, in a historic church transformed into a neon hub for hosting discussions about the future, Carmen Hett, treasurer for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, detailed such an application – a recently launched blockchain payment product for distributing humanitarian…

The World Economic Forum may be returning to its long-standing ritual of meeting in Davos, Switzerland, in January, but—even as the pandemic ebbs—this is still a time of remarkable upheaval. WEF founder Klaus Schwab sat down in New York City with TIME’s editor-in-chief Edward Felsenthal to discuss what’s ahead for…

This article was originally published at The Post Millennial, a part of the Human Events Media Group. On Tuesday, disgraced former CNN anchor Brian Stelter took to the stage at the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting to chair a panel on "disinformation."  The panelists claimed that the spread of fake…

Dangote, Abdulsamad Rabiu and Adenuga A new report released by a global confederation against poverty, Oxfam International, has revealed that the three richest men in Nigeria have more wealth than 83 million citizens. Oxfam released the global inequality report at the start of the annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting…