UK PM Sunak meets Blackstone’s Schwarzman in Downing Street
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak met Blackstone Inc BX.N Chief Executive Stephen Schwarzman on Thursday, receiving one of Wall Street’s most prominent figures at his Downing Street...
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Swiss uncovered suspected Davos spy plot by Russian “plumbers”
Swiss officials foiled an apparent spying operation by Russians posing as plumbers in Davos, site of the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting, a newspaper reported on...
Trump warns Davos on unfair trade (Update)
US President Donald Trump took his ‘America First’ message to the world’s elite on Friday, telling a summit of business and political leaders that the...
Cyprus 64th among 137 countries in competitiveness
Cyprus climbed 19 places and ranks 64th among 137 countries in the comparative table of economies, publicised on Wednesday by the World Economic Forum, better...
Draghi says ECB still has ammunition amid doubts
By Noah Barkin and Paul Taylor European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said on Friday that the bank had plenty of instruments at its disposal...
President sees peace deal this year, seeks aid, land
By Paul Taylor President Nicos Anastasiades said on Wednesday he aims to achieve a peace settlement with the Turkish Cypriots this year to reunite the...
Leaders to make joint appeal in Davos
By Jean Christou President Nicos Anastasiades departs on Wednesday for the World Economic Forum in Davos where he and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci will make...
Richest 62 people own same as half the world’s population – Oxfam
By Alex Whiting The wealthiest 62 people now own as much as half the world’s population, some 3.5 billion people, as the super-rich have grown richer and...
Many young people fear losing their jobs to robots, survey finds
Four out of ten young people believe machines will be able to do their jobs within a decade, an international survey published on Monday has...
North Korea may send delegation to Davos – Yonhap
North Korea may send a delegation to the World Economic Forum meeting in Switzerland for the first time in 18 years, South Korea’s Yonhap news...
