World Economic Forum

Macron hosts 140 CEOs in pre-Davos charm offensive

Paris - Muslimchronicle

President Emmanuel Macron's campaign for a "French Renaissance" kicks into overdrive Monday as he welcomes 140 multinational business leaders before this week's jamboree of the rich and powerful in Davos. The business-friendly president will host executives at the grand Versailles chateau near Paris for an event billed as a warm-up for Tuesday's opening of the World Economic Forum in the Swiss mountains. SeveralRead more

Five things to know about Davos

Davos - Muslimchronicle

With the World Economic Forum kicking off in earnest on Tuesday, AFP presents a guide to the week-long event in the Swiss Alps. - WHAT IS ‘DAVOS‘? - Davos is shorthand for the World Economic Forum (WEF), which in its original guise was founded in 1971 by German business professor Klaus Schwab as a way for European corporate leaders to learn fromRead more

Trump to make surprise appearance at Davos

Washington - Muslimchronicle

Donald Trump will take his populist message directly to the world's political and business elite later this month, becoming the first US president to attend the World Economic Forum in Davos in nearly 20 years. Trump -- who ran for president on a nationalist "America First" platform -- will mingle at the annual Alpine festival of globalism in Switzerland, and perhaps offerRead more

Women take ‘top three spots’ in Norway government

Oslo - Muslimchronicle

Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg on Friday announced a cabinet reshuffle putting women in “the top three spots” of government. Defense Minister Ine Eriksen Soreide was named the country’s new foreign minister to replace her male colleague Borge Brende, who is stepping down to take over as president of the World Economic Forum. Soreide, 41, is the first woman toRead more

Abu Dhabi develops a comprehensive work plan to reinforce

Abu Dhabi - Musimchronicle

The Department of Economic Development in Abu Dhabi emphasised the Emirate of Abu Dhabi’s government keenness to reinforce the competitiveness indices of the Emirate on the regional and international levels. This is achieved through the development of the investment environment by creating a working system that simplifies and facilitates the procedures that are required to carry out the economic activitiesRead more

Moroccan Businesswoman to Co-Chair World Economic Forum

Rabat - Arab Today

A Moroccan businesswoman has just been selected by the World Economic Forum to be on the list of eight co-chairs of its regional summit on the Middle East and North Africa. Khadija Idrissi Janati, entrepreneur, expert in public relations and communication of influence, feminist and advocate of the economic empowerment of women, first broke into the prestigious network of theRead more

China to allow more IPOs to attract capital

Beijing - Arab Today

China will allow more companies to list on its stock market to boost support for its economy, the nation’s top securities regulator said, dismissing concerns that more supplies of shares can depress the market. The capital market’s recovery from a 2015 rout has been stronger than expected and is now ready for “appropriately” larger supplies of initial public offerings, ChinaRead more

Chinese PM: US should avoid ‘trade war,’

Beijing - Arab Today

China’s No. 2 leader expressed hope Tuesday that disputes with US President Donald Trump’s government can be settled amicably and warned a “trade war would benefit nobody.” Despite Trump’s promises to raise duties on Chinese goods, Premier Li Keqiang said Beijing has a “stable, optimistic outlook” on trade with the US. Li took the unusual step of making an impromptuRead more

WEF report has no assessment of Egypt during last 2 years

Cairo - MENA

The Investment Ministry said on Monday that the "Inclusive Growth and Development Report 2017" issued by the World Economic Forum in Davos assessed the period from 2011 until 2015, during which Egypt went through several challenges following the January revolution. However, during the past two years, which were not included in the report, the political leadership succeeded in achieving politicalRead more