By Frank-Jürgen Richter At the time of writing, many holding their breath regarding the result of the US presidential election recognise the relative stability and prosperity of a global rules-based system upheld through multilateral collaboration. They sense that a collaborative system safeguarded and guided by the US, despite its past failings, still holds promise. With … Read more
The World Economic Forum won’t be meeting in Davos at all in 2021 after initially postponing its annual session in January because of the coronavirus crisis, and it is now looking at other locations elsewhere in Switzerland for the gathering. The yearly event in the Swiss alpine town is a highlight of the international business … Read more
Gender disparity in India is a hard reality. (Representational image: Reuters) By Sanjay Zodpey & Preeti Negandhi At a global level, India’s recent performance with respect to gender has been dismal. The World Economic Forum’s Gender Gap global report of 2019 published country ranks on various parameters related to gender disparities such as political empowerment, … Read more
There will be no World Economic Forum meetings in Davos next January, after the organizer said the coronavirus crisis had forced it to postpone the event in the Swiss alpine town, a highlight on the international business calendar, to next summer. The WEF’s founder and executive chairman, Klaus Schwab, had pitched the planned meeting as … Read more
By Pradeep S. Mehta and Abhishek Kumar Globalisation has had its hey days since 1980s. In 2008, the financial crisis sent a rude reminder that all was not well with how people lived and worked. A decade later trade war between world’s two largest economies brought down the euphoria that the world is an ever-integrating … Read more