Page 2 - World Economic Forum

MMRDA signs MoUs worth ₹9 trillion on day two of WEF 2026

MMRDA signed MoUs worth ₹9.52 trillion on day two of WEF 2026, taking total commitments to ₹18.25 trillion and reinforcing global investor confidence in MMR

Assam secures ₹1 trillion investment commitments in first year at WEF

Attending the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting here for the first time in its history, Assam has secured investment commitments worth Rs 1 lakh crore already, and it is only a base for the state in the global arena, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Wednesday. Speaking to PTI here, Sarma said Assam, or for that matter any state from the northeastern region, has come to Davos for the first time, and it has been an enlightening experience, and it will help us in framing policy and bringing more investment to our state. Citing RBI data, he said Assam is now the fastest-growing state in the country, and in the last five years, we have consistently achieved 13 per cent plus growth, while next year our growth projection will be around 15 per cent. "We are a small economy, but now we are growing at a faster pace. The Prime Minister is championing the cause of Assam, championing the cause of the northeastern region," he said. Sarma said the Prime Minister has laid the foundatio

AI boom reshapes jobs, geopolitics and global adoption push at Davos

OpenAI is expanding its efforts to convince global governments to build more data centers and encourage greater usage

EU 'fully prepared' to hit back over Trump's Greenland tariffs, threats

Pointedly, von der Leyen also argued that there was no returning to the world order that Europe spent decades building with US cooperation

South Asia regains top spot in growth outlook as economist sentiment flips

South Asia tops global growth outlook as WEF economists turn bullish again, with India anchoring optimism even as global growth risks persist

India in same group as US, China in AI development: Ashwini Vaishnaw

India, Vaishnaw said, had been ranked third in Stanford's AI preparedness and penetration rankings and second in the AI talent base rankings

India flags 'huge mountain of debt' in developed nations as major concern

Japan's 40-year bond yield rocketed past 4 per cent to a fresh high since its debut in 2007 and a first for any maturity of the nation's sovereign debt in more than three decades

"We prefer respect to bullies...": French President Macron takes on Trump at Davos

At the World Economic Forum in Davos, French President Emmanuel Macron delivered a strong message on Europe’s future, urging the continent to be ready to defend its economic and political interests am

History marches past Davos: Global promises without binding commitments

As Davos debates dialogue and stakeholder capitalism, US resource grabs and weak public-private contracts expose the gap between rhetoric and reality in global economic governance

India is in top tier of AI economies, not second rung: Vaishnaw at Davos

Speaking during a panel discussion at the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Vaishnaw questioned the basis on which the IMF had drawn its assessment

Adani Group unveils $66 billion Maharashtra investment plan at WEF 2026

In Maharashtra, the proposed investments are anchored by large-scale urban transformation and next-generation infrastructure projects

Nostalgia is not a strategy: Carney's top quotes from WEF 2026 speech

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney stressed that the great powers have begun using economic integration as weapons, tariffs as leverage, and financial infrastructure as coercion

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella warns of AI becoming a bubble: Here's why

Speaking at the World Economic Forum 2026 Annual Meeting, Nadella said the benefits of AI need to be much more evenly distributed to avoid it from becoming a bubble

Rules-based order fading, world in a 'rupture': Canada PM Carney at Davos

WEF 2026: Canada PM Mark Carney highlights risks of coercion via trade, finance and supply chains; calls for stronger alliances and strategic autonomy for countries

RMZ partners with AP govt to facilitate investments up to $10 billion

RMZ will invest up to $10 billion in Andhra Pradesh over 5-6 years to build GCCs, hyperscale data centres and industrial parks across Visakhapatnam and Rayalaseema

Trump at Davos: Air Force One returns to Maryland due to 'minor' snag

Trump will board another aircraft upon his return and continue on with his trip to the World Economic Forum in Davos

WEF 2026 Day 3: List of key speakers, major discussions at Davos forum

Several global leaders will take the stage during Day 3, including US President Donald Trump, President of the European Central Bank Christine Lagarde, and Nato Secretary-General Mark Rutte

Shifting global dynamics: Europe seeks new partners, India must act

Speaking at the WEF on Tuesday, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen laid out a European response that focused on building 'a new form of independence' from the US

MMRDA signs 10 MoUs worth Rs 8.73 trillion on day one of WEF 2026

MMRDA signs $96 billion worth of MoUs at WEF 2026 Davos, boosting Mumbai 3.0 vision and reinforcing Maharashtra's push towards a $1 trillion economy

Madhya Pradesh holds investment talks with global firms at WEF Davos

The Madhya Pradesh government announced plans to prepare a green energy-based policy to ensure adequate and sustainable power supply for IT and data centre projects