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Davos 2012
Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum: The Great Transformation: Shaping New Models
WRS reporters Vincent Landon and Tony Ganzer are in Davos to bring you updates on what’s happening inside the summit. Listen for their daily reports at 6:40 or 8:10 a.m. on The National and 6:10 p.m. on The Wrap.
Davos summit wraps up with capitalism challenged
Monday, 30 January, 2012This year’s Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum wrapped up in Davos yesterday. Some of the criticism and doubts raised across the board about capitalism in its present form would have been unthinkable a few years back. But over the last week we have seen just how divided the world’s leaders and top economists are over how to reform a system that has led to a world economic crisis. WRS’s Lucas Chambers asked NZZ political and economic commentator Beat Kappeler to share his impressions of this year’s meeting:
Monday, 30 January, 2012This year’s Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum wrapped up in Davos yesterday. Some of the criticism and doubts raised across the board about capitalism in its present form would have been unthinkable a few years back. But over the last week we have seen just how divided the world’s leaders and top economists are over how to reform a system that has led to a world economic crisis. WRS’s Lucas Chambers asked NZZ political and economic commentator Beat Kappeler to share his impressions of this year’s meeting:
Population, migration and job creation worry Davos delegates
Friday, 27 January, 2012UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon kicks-off the day’s discussions at the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum with the specter of unchecked population growth and the challenges it poses. Meanwhile William Lacy Swing, director general of the International Organization for Migration, urges policy makers to think about the movement of people differently before political problems arise. WRS’s Vincent Landon and Tony Ganzer have more:
Friday, 27 January, 2012UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon kicks-off the day’s discussions at the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum with the specter of unchecked population growth and the challenges it poses. Meanwhile William Lacy Swing, director general of the International Organization for Migration, urges policy makers to think about the movement of people differently before political problems arise. WRS’s Vincent Landon and Tony Ganzer have more:
Plane spotters thrill to the sight of Davos leaders' aircraft
Friday, 27 January, 2012As political and financial world leaders descend on Davos for the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum, plane spotters are out in force. It’s like Christmas for plane spotters who have come to Switzerland from around the world to catch a glimpse not of world leaders but of the aircraft they come in on. WRS’s Jo Fahy went to Zurich’s Kloten airport to meet some of them:
Friday, 27 January, 2012As political and financial world leaders descend on Davos for the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum, plane spotters are out in force. It’s like Christmas for plane spotters who have come to Switzerland from around the world to catch a glimpse not of world leaders but of the aircraft they come in on. WRS’s Jo Fahy went to Zurich’s Kloten airport to meet some of them:
U.S.-Swiss deal on untaxed money a 'step closer' after Davos talks
Friday, 27 January, 2012At the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum happening in Davos, the talk over the last 24 hours has been of China’s future as it opens up. The Middle East was discussed. Plus, Swiss and U.S. officials used the meeting to also talk about U.S. untaxed money in Swiss accounts. WRS’s Vincent Landon and Tony Ganzer report from Davos:
Friday, 27 January, 2012At the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum happening in Davos, the talk over the last 24 hours has been of China’s future as it opens up. The Middle East was discussed. Plus, Swiss and U.S. officials used the meeting to also talk about U.S. untaxed money in Swiss accounts. WRS’s Vincent Landon and Tony Ganzer report from Davos:
Bill Gates pledges $750 million to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria
Thursday, 26 January, 2012Today it was British Prime Minister David Cameron’s turn to address the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, and he did so with sharp words directed at the eurozone’s failure to deal with its crisis and make itself more competitive. Cameron says three things need to be done immediately: the Greek situation needs to be resolved, banks recapitalised and an agreement reached on a new bailout fund for troubled eurozone countries. Meanwhile, Davos regular Bill Gates pledges $750 million to the Geneva-based Global Fund to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. WRS’s Tony Ganzer and Vincent Landon report:
Thursday, 26 January, 2012Today it was British Prime Minister David Cameron’s turn to address the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, and he did so with sharp words directed at the eurozone’s failure to deal with its crisis and make itself more competitive. Cameron says three things need to be done immediately: the Greek situation needs to be resolved, banks recapitalised and an agreement reached on a new bailout fund for troubled eurozone countries. Meanwhile, Davos regular Bill Gates pledges $750 million to the Geneva-based Global Fund to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. WRS’s Tony Ganzer and Vincent Landon report:
Dateline CH: The end of capitalism? WEF rolls with the punches
Thursday, 26 January, 2012The subject on everyone’s lips in Davos is “capitalism”—its future and possibly its demise. The BBC’s Switzerland correspondent Imogen Foulkes casts her wry eye over the issue:
Thursday, 26 January, 2012The subject on everyone’s lips in Davos is “capitalism”—its future and possibly its demise. The BBC’s Switzerland correspondent Imogen Foulkes casts her wry eye over the issue:
Eurozone takes centre stage as Merkel opens Davos
Thursday, 26 January, 2012The Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum opened officially last night in Davos, where all eyes were on keynote speaker German Chancellor Angela Merkel. WRS’s Vincent Landon and Tony Ganzer bring us the highlights from her speech and the mixed reactions to it:
Thursday, 26 January, 2012The Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum opened officially last night in Davos, where all eyes were on keynote speaker German Chancellor Angela Merkel. WRS’s Vincent Landon and Tony Ganzer bring us the highlights from her speech and the mixed reactions to it:
Germany criticized for lack of decisive 'euro' plan at Davos meeting
Wednesday, 25 January, 2012Finance Minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf opens the 2012 annual meeting of the World Economic Forum by encouraging the attending parties to address long-term problems as well as the short-term ones. However, lacking a decisive plan to mitigate the euro-crisis, German Chancellor Angela Merkel does not seem to heed this advice. WRS’s Vincent Landon and Tony Ganzer have the latest:
Wednesday, 25 January, 2012Finance Minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf opens the 2012 annual meeting of the World Economic Forum by encouraging the attending parties to address long-term problems as well as the short-term ones. However, lacking a decisive plan to mitigate the euro-crisis, German Chancellor Angela Merkel does not seem to heed this advice. WRS’s Vincent Landon and Tony Ganzer have the latest:
Davos summit asks if capitalism is failing
Wednesday, 25 January, 2012The 2012 Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum is taking place in Davos against the threat of a double-dip recession and global social unrest and uncertainty. A debate on opening day will focus on whether capitalism is failing society. WRS’s Vincent Landon and Tony Ganzer have the latest:
Wednesday, 25 January, 2012The 2012 Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum is taking place in Davos against the threat of a double-dip recession and global social unrest and uncertainty. A debate on opening day will focus on whether capitalism is failing society. WRS’s Vincent Landon and Tony Ganzer have the latest:
Two worlds emerge in Davos on summit's eve
Tuesday, 24 January, 2012The 2012 Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum kicks off tomorrow in Davos against a backdrop of global financial anxiety and social unrest—from Eurozone debt worries to unresolved Arab Spring protests to the “Occupy” movements decrying the 1%. WRS’s Vincent Landon and Tony Ganzer bring us the mood from the famed ski resort on the eve of the summit:
Tuesday, 24 January, 2012The 2012 Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum kicks off tomorrow in Davos against a backdrop of global financial anxiety and social unrest—from Eurozone debt worries to unresolved Arab Spring protests to the “Occupy” movements decrying the 1%. WRS’s Vincent Landon and Tony Ganzer bring us the mood from the famed ski resort on the eve of the summit:
