World Economic Forum

02.02.2012 08:39 1 comment Russia Forum spends big to catch up with Davos It’s the gold standard of networking. Many executives swear that they don’t meet as many decision-makers in a whole year, as they do in the corridors and conference rooms of an economic forum. But staging one is an expensive undertaking.		28.01.2012 19:52 17 comments Davos took the shirt off FEMEN’s back (VIDEO, PHOTOS) Three activists from the notoriously clothing-optional FEMEN protest group were arrested in Davos Saturday as they raged against the current World Economic Forum, which they say overlooks the poorest amongst us.
27.01.2012 22:21 Deripaska 'optimistic' about commodities prices The billionaire shareholder in Russia’s Rusal aluminium company Oleg Deripaska talks about commodity prices in an interview with RT.		27.01.2012 18:51 1 comment Davos optimism doesn't stop the blame game The participants of the World Economic Forum are showing cautious optimism saying they believe the euro-zone crisis will be successfully resolved, though they haven’t agreed on the main issues such as Greek debt run-down yet. Eurozone crisis
27.01.2012 17:45 2 comments Expert: Capitalism needs to be handled at a global level Business people in Davos consider creating global institutions to deal with capitalism at the global level and providing benefit for people on the street says Alan Buckle, Deputy Chairman of KPMG International.		27.01.2012 14:49 VTB head: more action in Davos 2012 The Davos World Economic Forum 2012 is more practical than the previous sessions, Andrey Kostin, a head of VTB, tells Business RT.
26.01.2012 20:33 Rusnano woos investors in Davos Russia’s hi-tech state corporation Rusnano is going to sell around 10% of its stock to private investors. “That’s a very sensitive point on our way from a State corporation into a business like one,” its head Anatoly Chubais, told RT in Davos.		26.01.2012 18:50 Moscow promotes itself at Davos Forum Moscow is pulling out all the stops at the Davos Economic Forum promoting itself as an international financial centre.
26.01.2012 17:44 EU gets kick up the backside from Cameron “This is a time for boldness not caution,” says UK Prime Minister David Cameron. His recipe for ending the EU crisis is strikingly different from that of Angela Merkel, who called for calm.		26.01.2012 16:55 7 comments Merkel vs Lagarde: Girls fight over… debt crisis The ‘Iron Ladies’ of the European debt crisis, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and IMF Chief Christine Lagarde have clashed to the joy of tweeterers. Eurozone crisis
26.01.2012 09:13 3 comments Chancellor Merkel oasis of calm among Eurozone firestorm Many were hoping for a bold move from Angela Merkel. Instead, all they got from the German chancellor was a plea for time and calm.		25.01.2012 19:51 1 comment Jagger boycotts political football in Davos The Rolling Stones lead singer Mick Jagger said it all before - You Can’t Always Get What You Want. Now Sir Mick has made headlines again when he refused to take part in the Great British Tea Party hosted by UK Prime Minister David Cameron in Davos.
25.01.2012 19:06 5 comments Gref advises Greece to leave Euro “A terrible end is better than an endless end,”says Herman Gref, a head of Russia’s banking giant Sberbank. "In my view, for Europe and for Greece the departure of Greece from the Eurozone would be significantly more rational.”		25.01.2012 15:00 Russian company bosses more buoyant about their 2012 future The Heads of Russian companies are getting more optimistic about the domestic economic outlook, according to the PriceWaterhouseCooopers (PwC) Global survey.
25.01.2012 12:06 2 comments Perfect Davos weather brings no cheer to depressed bankers and politicians Each winter the Swiss ski resort of Davos becomes a site for fervent backslapping and informal deal making between the world’s elite.