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Sub-Saharan Africa must lift revenue to ride out global turbulence - IMF Africa head
Sub-Saharan African economies should work to increase their domestic revenue collection to avoid having to take on debt amid ...
Emerging economies face longer period of tighter financing, South African central banker says
Emerging economies will have to grapple with tighter global financing conditions for longer while the future of risk-free ...
World Economic Forum board backs launch of independent probe into founder Klaus Schwab
The World Economic Forum says its board has given unanimous support for an independent investigation into allegations of misconduct by founder Klaus Schwab.
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WEF director backs Davos as host location
Alois Zwinggi, director of the World Economic Forum (WEF), has declared his support for Davos in eastern Switzerland.
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One of the world’s most powerful men quits on day Pope dies
The founder of the Davos Economic Forum has stepped down today. Klaus Schwab, the German economist who started the powerful World Economic Forum, has resigned from the top job. The 87-year-old ...
World Economic Forum founder Klaus Schwab retires as chairman
GENEVA (AP) — Klaus Schwab, the founder of the World Economic Forum, best known for hosting an annual meeting of political, ...
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Davos founder Klaus Schwab faces whistleblower investigation
Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The World Economic Forum has launched an investigation into whistleblower allegations against its founder ...
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Davos gathering founder Klaus Schwab quits as World Economic Forum chair
ZURICH (Reuters) -Klaus Schwab, founder of the World Economic Forum, whose annual gathering of business and political leaders in the Swiss mountain resort of Davos became a symbol of globalisation ...