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Shoukry meets number of officials, ministers at sideline of World Economic Forum in Davos

Mon, 23 May 2022 - 03:08 GMT

Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met on Monday with number of officials and Minsters during his participation at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland.

Taking Action on Stakeholder Capitalism and their contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals: Al-Mashat at Davos 2021

Sat, 30 Jan 2021 - 02:19 GMT

On the 4th day of the World Economic Forum, Davos Agenda, 2021, the Regional Action Group for the Middle East and North Africa met virtually to discuss the policies, practices and partnerships needed to implement stakeholder capitalism and catalyze the region’s transformation for the post-COVID era.

World Economic forum kicks off in Davos with Egyptian participation

Tue, 21 Jan 2020 - 12:46 GMT

World Economic Forum kicked off Tuesday in the Swiss city Davos, with the participation of the Egyptian Minister of International Cooperation Rania al-Mashat.

Egypt comes among fastest growing economies: Davos Forum chairman

Thu, 14 Nov 2019 - 03:34 GMT

He said Thursday in a statement issued by the Egyptian Ministry of Investment that the economic reforms have contributed to improving the investment climate.

DAVOS-Big Oil is more talk than action on renewables - Iberdrola

Thu, 24 Jan 2019 - 01:48 GMT

Major oil and gas firms have been venturing into renewable power under pressure from climate-change policy, collectively spending around 1 percent of their 2018 budgets on clean energy

Madbouli discusses cooperation with Huawei Group chairman

Wed, 23 Jan 2019 - 12:32 GMT

Yan Lida explained the company’s plans to diversify its investment in Egypt by cooperating with Egyptian companies.

Kremlin does not rule out Putin attending Davos forum

Wed, 26 Dec 2018 - 10:21 GMT

The Kremlin does not rule out the participation of President Vladimir Putin in the World Economic Forum in Davos next month, spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday.

World Wide Web inventor wants new 'contract' to make web safe

Tue, 06 Nov 2018 - 02:20 GMT

The inventor of the World Wide Web on Monday called for a "contract" to make internet safe and accessible for everyone.

Trump, Israel's Netanyahu to meet at White House March 5: officials

Fri, 16 Feb 2018 - 10:02 GMT

U.S. President Donald Trump will host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for a meeting at the White House on March 5.

Non-economic messages from Davos

Mon, 29 Jan 2018 - 11:32 GMT

From climate change to counter-terrorism, world leaders had plenty of non-economic messages during the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting 2018 in Davos.

What will be in Trump's first State of the Union speech?

Sun, 28 Jan 2018 - 03:00 GMT

Trump will deliver his first State of the Union address, an hour-long speech to Congress and the nation with the theme: "Building a safe, strong and proud America."

Trump warns Davos on unfair trade, says U.S. 'open for business'

Fri, 26 Jan 2018 - 03:02 GMT

U.S. President Donald Trump took his "America First" message to the world's elite on Friday

Britain's Hammond calls for very modest divorce from EU

Fri, 26 Jan 2018 - 02:10 GMT

Britain's finance minister called for a modest Brexit on Thursday that would keep the world's sixth-largest economy as closely aligned as possible.

At Davos, delegates talk down Trump but bet big on America

Thu, 25 Jan 2018 - 11:04 GMT

Two weeks ago, when Trump said he would attend the Davos summit, the assumption was that he would be entering a lion’s den of hostile global elites.

Trump takes his America First policies to Davos globalists

Thu, 25 Jan 2018 - 10:02 GMT

Trump arrived in Zurich en route to the Swiss ski resort of Davos for two days of events culminating in a speech on Friday to the forum of business and political leaders.

Business News Wrap-up

Wed, 24 Jan 2018 - 05:06 GMT

A wrap-up of the most prominent business news of the day

Unemployment, extremism main challenges in Middle East: WEF panelists

Wed, 24 Jan 2018 - 03:16 GMT

Panelists at the World Economic Forum identified unemployment and extremism as the main challenges facing the Middle East region.

Dollar slides on U.S. Mnuchin remarks, booming Europe

Wed, 24 Jan 2018 - 10:43 GMT

The U.S. dollar hit fresh lows on Wednesday after U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said he welcomed its weakness.

Mnuchin welcomes weaker dollar as U.S. makes Davos investment push

Wed, 24 Jan 2018 - 10:27 GMT

The U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin welcomed a weakening of the U.S. dollar on Wednesday.

China's state-owned firms to face more mergers, bankruptcies

Wed, 24 Jan 2018 - 10:20 GMT

China’s state-owned enterprises will face more mergers and bankruptcies as the government overhauls the lumbering state sector.

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