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Macroeconomic, geopolitical conditions pose risks to organisations: Survey
According to the survey of the World Economic Forum's Chief Risks Officers community, more than 85 per cent of CROs expect some level of continued volatility
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Agri sector can scale new highs with AI, other emerging technologies: WEF
These agritech services include AI-based advisories, soil testing, produce quality testing and e-commerce -- all in the project's pilot phase
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Green road freight cluster to help reduce gas emissions in India: WEF
The World Economic Forum on Wednesday announced the launch of India's first zero-emission road freight cluster initiative which will reduce the country's greenhouse gas emissions
India ranked 67th globally on Energy Transition Index, Sweden on top: WEF
The WEF said that out of 120 countries, 113 have made progress over the last decade but only 55, including India, have improved their scores by more than 10 percentage points
Four Indian firms make into WEF's 100 most promising tech startups list
World Economic Forum (WEF) named four Indian entities, including Giftolexia Solutions and Xacmaz Technology, in its annual list of 100 most promising technology pioneers, comprising companies
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131 years to close gap as Gender equality is stalling, says WEF report
The report states that India has ranked 127 out of 146 countries in terms of gender parity. Statistically, the country has improved by 1.4% points and eight positions since last year
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Can leverage learnings from India on crypto regulations: WEF research
From fragmented monitoring and enforcement to differing classifications of crypto assets, many barriers hinder global coordination on crypto-asset regulation efforts, a global study said
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WEF prez pitches for win-win thinking amid increased polarisation globally
Calling for win-win thinking amid increased polarisation and fragmentation globally, World Economic Forum President Borge Brende has said
India witnessing snowball effect; set to see exponential growth: WEF prez
India is expected to clock the highest growth among the world's big economies this year and the country's economy is witnessing the "famous snowball effect"
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Digital India's two realities: A yawning gap between tech use & tech skills
Lack of tech skills in Indian youth a worry as labour markets brace for a tech-driven churn
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These jobs most likely to be lost and created because of AI: Report
Many clerical or secretarial roles are seen as likely to decline quickly because of AI, according to the WEF report
Telangana Industries Minister K T Rama Rao to attend WEF meet in China
Telangana IT and Industries Minister K T Rama Rao has received an invite to attend the World Economic Forum's 14th 'Annual Meeting of the New Champions' which will be held in China in June
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Global recovery shaky; India to benefit from supply chain changes: WEF
Economists worldwide are evenly divided on the prospects for the economy, with equal shares of 45% finding a global recession this year likely or unlikely
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Tech, AI to drive demand for specialists, decline of clerical work: WEF
Over the next five years, nearly a quarter of all jobs will change as a result of AI, digitization and other economic developments like the green energy transition and supply chain re-shoring
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Top headlines: Commercial LPG cylinder price cut, WEF on India's job market
Business Standard brings you top news at this hour
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India to witness less job churn in the next five years: WEF report
Report says social jobs grew at a slower pace than non- social jobs in India
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Diverse views on trade & investment at Davos
Beneath the high sounding words during the discussions, willingness to co-operate on trade and investment issues was missing
Can help Indian govt replicate digital public goods in other EMs: IBM CEO
The pandemic definitely accelerated digital delivery in India - Aadhaar, UPI, how securities are working and mobile banking being some examples - says Arvind Krishna
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Telangana secures Rs 21,000 cr worth of investments during WEF in Davos
Telangana has attracted investments worth Rs 21,000 cr across various sectors during the recently concluded annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting at Davos in Switzerland, an official release said
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Davos 2023: Over 50 high-impact initiatives at WEF for sustainable world
With more than 50 high-impact initiatives were launched or profiled, world leaders gathered at the WEF 2023 in the first major international gathering
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