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How gold holdings can ease credit flows
If gold held by the top 30% of Indian households can be mobilised, it can be used for dollar swaps, while depositors could be provided low-cost credit for longer tenures
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Byju Raveendran, Zomato's Gaurav Gupta on WEF's Young Global Leaders list
Raveendran launched Byju's learning app in 2015, calls himself a teacher by choice and an entrepreneur by chance. Gupta's Zomato has been a pioneering food technology start-up.
 "Byju Raveendran, Zomato's Gaurav Gupta on WEF's Young Global Leaders list")
Closing the gender gap
The GII has been criticised for its complexity and difficulty in interpretation or understanding
Fighting climate crisis on Davos' agenda, but people arriving by pvt jets
While more organizers are recognizing the need to mitigate the damage their events can cause to the environment, the industry hasn't settled on an approach for tackling air travel
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Davos 2020: Madhya Pradesh garners investments worth Rs 4,125 crore
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath along with senior officials including Chief Secretary S R Mohanty and Principal Secretary Industries Rajesh Rajora, held discussions with potential investors
 "Davos 2020: Madhya Pradesh garners investments worth Rs 4,125 crore")
George Soros pledges $1bn to battle world's 'would-be and actual dictators'
Soros said humanity was at a turning point and the coming years would determine the fate of rulers like President Donald Trump and China's Xi Jinping
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Indian growth slowdown temporary, expect momentum to improve: IMF chief
Kristalina Georgieva said a growth rate of 3.3 per cent is not fantastic for the world economy
 "Indian growth slowdown temporary, expect momentum to improve: IMF chief")
Tata Steel Kalinganagar honoured at World Economic Forum 2020
The network is a small but growing group of global corporations that are showing leadership in applying fourth industrial revolution technologies to drive financial and operational impact
 "Tata Steel Kalinganagar honoured at World Economic Forum 2020")
WEF 2020: Piyush Goyal meets WTO chief, EU trade commissioner, others
He also held discussions with Blackstone Group Chairman, CEO and Co-Founder Stephen A Schwarzman, South Africa's Minister of Trade and Industry Ebrahim Patel and ABB Chairman and CEO Peter Voser
 "WEF 2020: Piyush Goyal meets WTO chief, EU trade commissioner, others")
WEF forms first global consortium for digital currency governance
The Global Consortium for Digital Currency Governance will aim to increase access to the financial system through innovative policy solutions that are inclusive and interoperable
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EU, 16 WTO members sign pact to develop interim appeal arrangement
This initiative was launched in mid-December 2019 by the EU and a number of other WTO members following the effective paralysis of the WTO Appellate Body
Greta Thunberg says climate demands 'completely ignored' at Davos
Her demand for an immediate halt to investment in fossil fuels also prompted a stingingly personal aside from US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin
 "Greta Thunberg says climate demands 'completely ignored' at Davos")
WEF 2020 meeting ends with hopes for better and cleaner economy
IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva said the Indian economy is expected to bounce back
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Grilled on CAA at WEF, Goyal says Muslims in India safer than anywhere else
Defending the new citizenship amendment law, Goyal also said, 'India has a duty to protect people who are sufferers of religious persecution'
Davos 2020: Tariff wars now the new norm, disrupting global value chains
Tariff wars are among the three serious challenges to global trade.
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137 countries on board for OECD digital tax plan: Gurria at WEF Davos
Some countries including France have postponed their own laws to give a multilateral solution a chance
 "137 countries on board for OECD digital tax plan: Gurria at WEF Davos")
WEF unveils new internet security principles to help protect 1 bn users
The impact of indiscriminate malicious activity online can be significant and carries an estimated global price tag of $6 trillion in 2021
 "WEF unveils new internet security principles to help protect 1 bn users")
WEF forms framework to help central banks evaluate, design digital currency
Announcing the framework, the World Economic Forum (WEF) said the National Bank of Cambodia has already piloted a quasi-form of CBDC (Central Bank Digital Currency) for its national payments system.
 "WEF forms framework to help central banks evaluate, design digital currency")
Data privacy must be seen as human right and needs to be protected: Nadella
During a conversation with WEF Founder and Executive Chairman Klaus Schwab, Nadella also favoured a debate on CEO pay and all kinds of remuneration, including return on capital.
 "Data privacy must be seen as human right and needs to be protected: Nadella")
Indian economy well-poised to take off, says Piyush Goyal at Davos
On RCEP, Goyal said it was an 'unbalanced trade agreement, which was really not fulfilling the guiding principles on which RCEP started about 8 years ago, therefore India chose not to participate'
 "Indian economy well-poised to take off, says Piyush Goyal at Davos")
