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World Economic Forum

Type: Organization

Name: World Economic Forum

Nationality: Switzerland

Web Address: http://www.weforum.org/

Fact Sheet: Fact Sheet for World Economic Forum

First reported 21 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 2 reports

Canada bank regulator says watching housing risk, pleased so far

TORONTO (Reuters) - CanadaCanada's housing market was red hot in the years following the recession. But it began cooling in the middle of 2012 in the wake of government moves to tighten mortgage lending"The real estate lending market has been a significant ... [Published Yahoo! News - 20 hours ago]

Entities: Canada, Mortgages, Jeffrey Hodgson, Cda Mtg & Hsg Corp

First reported 1 hour ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 1 reports

Are European leaders victims of an ideological prison?

What is lacking is the honest, intellectual, political, economic examination within the European institutions, of the fundamental failure, which the last four or five years has produced.The President of Iceland Olafur Grimsson speaking at London Business ... [Published Politics.ie - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Olafur GRIMSSON, prison, Iceland, Leadership

First reported 2 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 1 reports

World Economic Forum

World Economic Forum on the Middle East and North Africa to Open in Jordan

The meeting will convene over 900 leaders from the Gulf region, the Levant, North Africa and internationally. Representatives of business, government, civil society, youth and media will come together to better understand and discuss the greater region’s ... [Published World Economic Forum - 2 hours ago]

Entities: Jordan, World Economic Forum, SABIC Saudi Basic Industries Corporation, Chérif Rahmani, League of Arab States

First reported 2 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 1 reports

International Energy Agency

The loonie’s flight is about to lose altitude

Earlier this year, I expressed my concern about a potential secular downtrend in the Canadian dollar. Nearly three months later, the dollar still sits near parity, but ongoing developments are leading me to reinforce my conviction that foreign investors ... [Published Globe and Mail - 2 hours ago]

Entities: Canada, Canadian Dollar, International Energy Agency, Altitude, Commodities

First reported 3 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 1 reports

Manufacturing

Manufacturing for Growth

manufacturingThis report identified a number of factors that will shape the future of competition between countries and companies. They include human capital and talent development; innovation and technology advancement; and strategic use of public policy, ... [Published IESE Business School - 3 hours ago]

Entities: Manufacturing, World Economic Forum, Economic Growth

First reported 13 hours ago - Updated 9 hours ago - 2 reports

International experts call for sustainable use of water

9:24 amMILAN, Italy, May 22 ? International officials and experts have called for sustainable use of water at a conference on water strategy held in Italy's Milan on Tuesday. In a world with nearly one billion people without access to drinking water and ... [Published Balita.org - 9 hours ago]

Entities: CHEN Lei, Drinking Water, Milan, Italy

First reported 17 hours ago - Updated 17 hours ago - 1 reports

Association of Southeast Asian Nations

World Economic Forum on East Asia 2013

Courageous transformation for inclusion and integration. Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, 5-7 June 2013.This year's meeting will focus on three pillars:Inspiring Inclusive TransformationRealizing Regional IntegrationScaling Regional Solutions for Global Resilie ... [Published TeleTrader.com - 17 hours ago]

Entities: Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Myanmar/Burma, World Economic Forum

First reported 21 hours ago - Updated 21 hours ago - 1 reports

Stepping Up Efforts to Address Water Issues

As recognized by the World Economic Forum at Davos earlier this year, water insecurity is one of the greatest risks facing the world today. Increased water demand from growing populations and economies, combined with more uncertainty in supply due to ... [Published The Water Blog - 21 hours ago]

Entities: World Economic Forum, Water Resources, Global Warming/Climate Change

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

President creates organizing committee to prepare for and hold regional meeting of World Economic Forum

KYIV, May 20 /UKRINFORM/. Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has formed an organizing committee for promoting the preparation and holding in Ukraine of a regional meeting of the World Economic Forum "Strategic Dialogue on Ukraine's Future."The text ... [Published Ukrinform - May 21 2013]

Entities: World Economic Forum, Ukraine, Organism

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Neusoft Becomes Industry Partner of the World Economic Forum

SHENYANG, China, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Neusoft Corporation ("Neusoft", SSE: 600718), a leading IT solution and service provider in China, today announced that Neusoft has become an Industry Partner of the World Economic Forum, under which Neusoft ... [Published Business Technology - May 21 2013]

Entities: Neusoft Corporation, World Economic Forum, Shenyang

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Africa: African Davos to Plot Continent's Rise

The World Economic Forum (WEF) provides a good opportunity to promote the African continent, South African President Jacob Zuma said on Wednesday. South Africa is hosting the 23rd World Economic Forum on Africa 2013 in Cape Town on May 8-10. This is according ... [Published AllAfrica.com - May 21 2013]

Entities: World Economic Forum, Cape Town, South Africa

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

First Bank CEO Highlights Nigeria's Investment Opportunities At World Economic Forum

The FirstBank of Nigeria impressed delegates at the recently concluded World Economic Forum in Cape Town, South Africa about opportunities for Foreign Direct Investment in Nigeria, reports Adeola AkinremiIn Cape Town, South Africa, the venue of the just ... [Published AllAfrica.com - May 20 2013]

Entities: Nigeria, World Economic Forum, Cape Town, Infrastructure

Quotes

Peter Silvester, President Europe, Middle East & Africa of Life Technologies, said: "I am delighted that we have attracted a Chairman of Dr U'Prichard's international stature who brings such a great combination of business experience, industry knowledge and scientific credibility."

Stratified Medicine Scotland Innovation Centre appoints chairman [Published Zecco - 18 mins ago]

"BOI-registered enterprises engaged in tourism-related activities, particularly in tourist accommodation facilities, are profitable and will be profitable even without income tax holidays" Purisima said

DOF rejects plea for retention of income-tax holiday in top 4 tourist destinations [Published Interaksyon - 1 hour ago]

"We are looking at development of the commodity value chain, increasing access to finance and implement world class technology" John Bosco Sebabi, Chief Operating Officer Rwanda -EAX said

Rwanda: Kigali Starts Online Produce Exchange [Published AllAfrica.com - 1 hour ago]

Børge Brende, Managing Director at the World Economic Forum, says: "Building on Jordan’s recognized role in the region, the aim of the 2013 meeting is to drive the dialogue necessary to overcome long-standing fault lines and foster the spirit of cooperation. It is essential that everybody in the greater region realizes the urgent need for collaboration to navigate through these turbulent times."

World Economic Forum on the Middle East and North Africa to Open in Jordan [Published World Economic Forum - 2 hours ago]

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Blogs

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Stepping Up Efforts to Address Water Issues [Published The Water Blog - 21 hours ago] As recognized by the World Economic Forum at Davos earlier this year, water insecurity is one of the greatest risks facing the world today. Increased water demand from growing populations and economies, combined with more uncertainty in supply due to ...
Big Data from Cheap Phones [Published Zunia.org RSS - May 20 2013] Caroline Buckee, a Harvard epidemiologist, is using detailed data on population movements - gleaned from mobile phones - to build precise new tools for fighting the spread of malaria. Buckees most recent study, published last year in Science and based ...
The African Union Can Do More to Support Region... [Published Brookings Latest From Brookings - May 17 2013] Earlier this May in Cape Town, South Africa, economists at the World Economic Forum reaffirmed that regional integration will play a key role in unleashing the continent’s growth potential. More than 10 regional economic communities (RECs) are working ...
The African Union Can Do More to Support Region... [Published Brookings Up Front - May 17 2013] Earlier this May in Cape Town, South Africa, economists at the World Economic Forum reaffirmed that regional integration will play a key role in unleashing the continent’s growth potential. More than 10 regional economic communities (RECs) are working ...
Nigeria announces national ID cards with electr... [Published The Next Web - May 17 2013] Last week at the World Economic Forum on Africa held in Cape Town, South Africa the Nigerian National Identity Management Commission ( NIMC ) and MasterCard announced their collaboration with plans to roll-out an initial 13 million MasterCard-branded ...

Audio/Video

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Technology as a Catalyst for Economic Growth [Published ABN Digital - YouTube - May 20 2013]
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Press Releases

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