India ranked 22nd among world's best countries
India was Thursday ranked 22nd on an inaugural list of the world's best countries, which was released here on the sidelines of WEF Annual Meeting and is topped by Germany.
Jan 21, 2016, 22:47 PM IST
India must stick to its economic reform agenda: Jacob Lew
India remains a bright spot of economic growth, but it will have to stick to its reform agenda and like any other political system, a lot will depend on the government of the day to carry forward the reforms, US Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew said Thursday.
Jan 21, 2016, 18:20 PM IST
Indian economy needs multiple growth engines: Arun Jaitley
The Indian economy needs some multiple engines of growth, while the focus for the government now is on reviving private investments, Finance Minister
Jan 21, 2016, 18:16 PM IST
ICICI Bank eyes Rs 80K crore mobile banking transactions by March
Kochhar, Managing Director and CEO of India's top lender ICICI Bank, said the financial sector is among the few ones that has rapidly adopted new technology and continues to innovate.
Jan 21, 2016, 15:12 PM IST
WEF 2016: China should communicate better with financial markets, says IMF's Lagarde
Lagarde said China is "going through a list of transitions".
Jan 21, 2016, 14:42 PM IST
Central bankers can't solve all economic worries: Raghuram Rajan
Stating that monetary policies alone cannot change the world, RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan Wednesday said the governments need to create an underlying framework for growth in the long term for the world economy.
Jan 20, 2016, 21:35 PM IST
Slow growth concerns, terror threats cast shadow on WEF meet
Fears of slow economic growth, including in emerging markets, and concerns over rising terror attacks have cast a shadow over the WEF annual gathering as the rich and influential deliberate on ways to boost global economy.
Jan 20, 2016, 21:34 PM IST
India in a sweet spot; private investment uptick soon: ICICI CEO Chanda Kochhar
Expecting Indian economy to continue to improve, top banker Chanda Kochhar Tuesday said India is in a "sweet spot" amid the global economy witnessing a low-growth and low-inflation environment.
Jan 20, 2016, 21:03 PM IST
Markets to settle down, investors will go for India: Raghuram Rajan
The rupee, Rajan said, has been "relatively strong" in the EM currency basket, but India is affected by the "same kind of jitters" impacting other world markets.
Jan 20, 2016, 20:28 PM IST
Fall in markets 'market's problem' not of economy: Rajan
Rajan said there have been huge flows in emerging markets but one should also understand that tremendous changes are taking place in emerging markets.
Jan 20, 2016, 20:17 PM IST
India's job scope huge, need right skills: Vishal Sikka
With a new WEF study warning about a net loss of over five million jobs in next five years due to the fourth industrial revolution, IT giant Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka said there are huge employment opportunities in India but there is a need to impart right skills and training.
Jan 20, 2016, 19:52 PM IST
WEF Davos 2016: Asylum seekers' inflow to have expansionary effect on economy
The refugee challenge facing Europe can be harnessed for the benefit of all, with the help of appropriate policies, especially effective integration into the labour market, IMF said.
Jan 20, 2016, 19:40 PM IST
Indian CEOs most confident about their business growth
India has also become one of the five most promising overseas markets for the businesses globally, according to the annual global CEO survey of consultancy giant PwC released here at the WEF Annual Meeting.
Jan 20, 2016, 00:18 AM IST
India brings development agenda to WEF
As the prestigious WEF annual meeting begins in this Swiss resort town, India will look at proving its mettle as 'bright spot' in a gloomy global economy marred by rout in China even as surveys and studies here raise doubts about its competitiveness on talent, business environment and various other fronts.
Jan 19, 2016, 23:38 PM IST
World Economic Forum annual meet opens in Davos
Schwab, who is WEF Founder and Executive Chairman, hoped that when participants go home they would be convinced that the future of our small global village can only be managed by collaboration and cooperation.
Jan 19, 2016, 23:23 PM IST
World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2016: Some sessions open for public
The high-profile WEF meeting here will not be entirely for the elite only as some of the 300-odd sessions will be open to general public and few sessions would connect with millennials in select few cities worldwide, including Delhi, Bangalore and Ahmedabad in India.
Jan 19, 2016, 20:50 PM IST
India slips to 89th rank on global talent competitiveness
Reflecting an acute shortage of skilled labour force and difficult business conditions, India has slipped 11 places to rank 89th on a global index of talent competitiveness, a list which has been topped by Switzerland.
Jan 19, 2016, 18:05 PM IST
World Economic Forum 2016: It's not only about elite talkathon at Davos
Home to the annual talkathon of the rich and powerful from across the world for over four decades, this Swiss resort town has its own history of being a place of eminence for medical tourism as also for winter sports.
Jan 19, 2016, 17:59 PM IST
Swiss Army, police turn WEF venue into a fortress
As the annual WEF talkfest of the elite of the world begins here Tuesday, nearly 5,000 Army personnel and hundreds of police staff have turned this small ski resort town into a fortress for a week.
Jan 19, 2016, 17:38 PM IST
Indian power sector at 'inflection point', says WEF report
India's power sector is at an inflection point and most of its electricity demand in the next two decades will be met by burning fossil fuels despite huge investments in renewables, WEF said Tuesday.
Jan 19, 2016, 17:27 PM IST
