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Larry Fink ends WEF in Davos with a quote from Elon Musk: It is better to be an optimist and wrong, than being …

The five-day annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) ended on Friday, January 23. As many as 64 heads of state or government attended the event at Davos, Switzerland. The 56th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum convened nearly 3,000 leaders from government, business, civil society and academia under the theme “A Spirit…

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India gets another Industry 4.0 centre as WEF expands global network

The World Economic Forum will establish five new Centres for the Fourth Industrial Revolution, including one in Andhra Pradesh, strengthening India’s role in shaping global frameworks for emerging technologies.The decision was announced as the WEF’s annual meeting concluded, with the new centres also coming up in France, the UK and the UAE. India already hosts…

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Telangana rolls out global AI innovation entity Aikam at WEF at Davos

HYDERABAD: The Telangana govt announced the launch of Aikam, its flagship autonomous AI innovation entity that is being positioned as a “global proving ground” for deploying artificial intelligence (AI) at scale, on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos on Thursday.Aikam has been designed with an eye on positioning Telangana among…

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Donald Trump at WEF Davos: US President projects $600 billion in tariff revenue; claims bigger inflows next year

File photo: US President Donald Trump (Picture credit: AP) US President Donald Trump on Thursday said the United States is set to receive around $600 billion in tariff revenue, adding that the figure is expected to be “much more than that” next year. Trump made the remarks while addressing the World Economic Forum (WEF) Summit…

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From ‘dead’ economy to ‘hottest’: Trump pitches US as economic engine of the world at WEF; ‘most dramatic turnaround…’

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday addressed the World Economic Forum (WEF) at Davos in Switzerland, pitching the American growth story and calling it a miracle. Praising his administration, Trump spoke of how he believes the US has gone from being a ‘dead economy’ to the ‘hottest’ in the world in a year.“Today, after 12…

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India in Davos: Union minister rules out trade talks at WEF; assures New Delhi’s engagement on other fronts

Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday clarified that while India remains engaged with major global powers, the World Economic Forum (WEF) at Davos is largely a platform for the exchange of ideas rather than a venue for formal group-to-group trade negotiations.Responding to a query on whether India would hold meetings with the US delegation at…

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WEF 2026: Investing in women’s employment is key to future-proof economies – industry chair Ebru Ozdemir

Investing in women’s employment is the most efficient way to build a resilient, inclusive and future-proof economy, Ebru Ozdemir, chairperson of the Board of Limak Holding and chair of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Engineering and Construction Industry Group, has said.In an article written ahead of the annual Davos summit, Ozdemir stressed that reskilling and…

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WEF economists expect global economic conditions to weaken in 2026 over mounting debt, geopolitics

WEF economists expect global economic conditions to weaken in 2026 over mounting debt, geopolitics Around 53 per cent of World Economic Forum chief economists who were surveyed expect global economic conditions to weaken in the year ahead, down from 72 per cent in September 2025, even as they acknowledge the relative resilience of the global…

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