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World Economic Forum calls on business leaders to strive for corruption-free world

World Economic Forum launches PACI Vanguard, a community of global CEOs committed to zero tolerance against corruption The Forum and OECD initiate collaboration for a globally harmonized anti-bribery framework New report, Safeguarding Aviation and Travel Value Chains Against Corruption, looks at collective action on sector-specific corruption More information on the Partnering Against Corruption Initiative (PACI) can be …

Outotec ranked the world’s 3rd most sustainable company on the Global 100 list

Outotec ranked 3rd on the Global 100 list of the world’s most sustainable companies. The annual listing was announced at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland today. This was the second consecutive year Outotec was included in the index (ranking 12th in 2013). Corporate Knights media and investment advisory company screened all listed companies …

Former German Vice-Chancellor and Economy Minister Philipp Rösler Joins World Economic Forum

Dr Philipp Rösler, former German Vice-Chancellor and Federal Minister of Economics and Technology, joins the World Economic Forum as Managing Director and Member of the Managing Board As new Managing Director he brings strong experience in politics, economics and health More information about the World Economic Forum is available here: www.weforum.org Geneva, Switzerland, 23 December 2013 …

Income Gap and Unemployment to Dominate International Agenda in 2014

The Outlook on the Global Agenda 2014 finds structural unemployment, widening income gaps and falling confidence in economic policies among the top ten trends for world leaders in 2014 Tension in the Middle East and North Africa and inaction on climate change also rated as top concerns The Outlook report, which is based on a survey of more than …

World Economic Forum will be in Mongolia on 14-15 September

World Economic Forum to host its first Strategic Dialogue on the Future of Mongolia on 14-15 September Mongolian government and leading domestic and international business leaders will take part Leaders will explore sustainable pathways for Mongolia’s future economic prosperity For more information about the meeting, please visit http://wef.ch/Mongolia13 Geneva, Switzerland 12 September 2013 –The World Economic Forum …

Institutions and Innovation Increasingly Important for Competitiveness: World Economic Forum

The Global Competitiveness Report 2013-2014 finds highly innovative countries with strong institutions continue to top international competitiveness rankings United States reverses its four-year downward trend and Japan rises to ninth place Download the full report profiling 148 economies, highlights, rankings and more at http://www.weforum.org/gcr. Watch the video interviews on the results of the report …

36 Innovative Companies Recognized as World Economic Forum Technology Pioneers

36 companies celebrated for pioneering technologies, which hold promise of transforming business and society Technology Pioneers are selected annually by a high-level selection committee. Since 2000, more than 550 companies have been selected as Technology Pioneers Read their profiles and download the report at http://www.weforum.org/techpioneers New York, USA, 27 August 2013 – The World Economic Forum announced today …

Angel Gurria and Donald Kaberuka Join the World Economic Forum’s Foundation Board

Angel Gurría and Donald Kaberuka join the World Economic Forum’s Foundation Board Foundation Board acts as custodian of the World Economic Forum’s mission and values For more information about the World Economic Forum, please visit www.weforum.org Geneva, Switzerland, 22 August 2013 – The Foundation Board of the World Economic Forum has elected Angel Gurría, Secretary-General, Organisation for …

World Economic Forum India Community Retreat to be held in Cochin, Kerala

First time a World Economic Forum India meeting will be held in South India New format – a Community Retreat – introduced for this year’s meeting Cochin, commercial hub of Kerala, selected as venue for meeting on 8-9 November Cochin, India, 24 June 2013 – Cochin, the commercial capital of Kerala, will host the World Economic Forum’s 29th …

East Asia Joins Forces to Tap Deep Regional Tourism Potential

Greater regional integration, a single visa and across-the-board standards in the tourism sector are expected to boost trade in ASEAN by 10%-20% Myanmar says it is committed to boosting intra-regional trade with a common visa for ASEAN nationals to be made available in 2014 The travel and tourism sector offers a transitioning Myanmar an important …