DAVOS Forum News, Jan 26, 2012 (4)

Davos meeting: Gloomy about economy, worried about capitalism Christian Science Monitor The annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, will discuss not only the Europe's debt woes but also the future of capitalism. Even some billionaires in Davos are worried about income inequality. By Michail Vafeiadis, Contributor / January 26, ... See all stories on this topic » Christian Science Monitor Davos 2012: Cameron scales improbable rhetorical peaks The Guardian Like the Swiss railway, sessions at Davos are organised with impressive efficiency, but anybody who knew Brown would have bet that he would ensure his session overran by five minutes. He didn't disappoint. Cameron asked Boris Johnson to join him on the ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian Davos 2012: Can the Germans stop being German? Telegraph.co.uk By Jeremy Warner One of Davos's more amusing characteristics is that it can be used as a quite reliable contrary indicator. I've been coming to this annual gathering of the world elite of finance, business and public policy for some years now, ... See all stories on this topic » Telegraph.co.uk DAVOS: Canada PM: National Priority To Have Capacity To Export Energy To Asia Wall Street Journal In a keynote speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Harper said jobs and growth are his government's top priority and trade is a key part of this. His government will continue working with the Obama Administration to implement a ... See all stories on this topic » Pandit Does Davos, 0.1% Gloat, Madness Reigns: Jonathan Weil Bloomberg Here is one of them: Citigroup Inc. (C) Chief Executive Officer Vikram Pandit is a co-chairman of the World Economic Forum's annual meeting this week in Davos, Switzerland. At first blush, the notion might seem almost ho-hum, a non- event. See all stories on this topic » Bloomberg Davos 2012: China calls for forbearance over its image problem Telegraph.co.uk Chinese investment overseas will trigger "political problems" domestically and abroad unless the country rectifies a reputation as new colonists, intellectual property fraudsters and resource grabbers, a powerful panel agreed at Davos. See all stories on this topic » Telegraph.co.uk Bill Gates tells Davos 'economic crisis is not an excuse for cutting aid' The Guardian Bills Gates has pledged $750m (£478m) to the troubled Global Fund – which fights aids, tuberculosis and malaria – through his charitable foundation and called on governments around the world not to let the economic crisis affect their commitment to the ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian UPDATE DAVOS: Mexico President Calls For `Bazooka' In Euro Crisis Wall Street Journal By Michael J. Casey Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES DAVOS, Switzerland (Dow Jones)--The euro-zone crisis is a ticking time bomb threatening the world economy and the international community must act urgently and aggressively to defuse it, Mexican President ... See all stories on this topic » Peres in Davos: Palestinian state already established Ynetnews Peres urges international community to contain Iran's 'destructive' influence in Mideast The Palestinians had effectively established a state while peace negotiations were still ongoing, President Shimon Peres told the World Economic Forum in Davos, ... See all stories on this topic » Ynetnews Why Davos is ignoring Occupy | Felix Salmon By Felix Salmon If you're a country -- the USA, say -- and your struggling people call themselves the 99% while your rich people are called Davos delegates, then your fundamental asymmetries will be studiously ignored -- and, indeed, encouraged. Felix Salmon

Davos 2012: What Would You Ask the World Economic Forum? By Todd Olmstead Mashable is reporting from the Davos 2012 World Economic Forum. What question would you ask the global leaders that are present? Mashable » US & World

Davos does data — Cloud Computing News By Barb Darrow Big data has gotten very, very big if the elite talking heads at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, are talking about it. And they are talking about it. Sessions include "Decoding the data deluge" and "Personal data: the 'new oil' of ... GigaOM

Rusnano woos investors in Davos — RT By RT Russia's hi-tech state corporation Rusnano is going to sell around 10% of its stock to private investors. “That's a very sensitive point on our way from a State corporation into a business like one,” its head Anatoly Chubais, told RT in Davos. News RSS : Today

Daniel A. Bell: Memo from Davos: Down with Democracy! By Daniel A. Bell What makes sense from a democratic perspective may not make sense from a moral point of view. Or so it was suggested earlier today at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum at Davos. The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed

  

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