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Digital Economy
AI, green transition to disrupt nearly 25% of all jobs by 2028
Macrotrends such as ESG standards and localisation of supply chains will be leading drivers of job growth.
June 01, 2023
Global review
Billionaires heading to Davos reflect changed world order
The makeup of the billionaire guest list is decidedly different
January 17, 2023
Special Feature
Rethinking buildings is a climate imperative: Here's what to focus on
Getting more buildings to embed green technologies is crucial if we’re to avert calamitous climate change
December 18, 2022
Global Economy
WEF cancels meeting to be held at Singapore this August amid growing Covid-19 infections
The health and safety of everyone concerned is the highest priority, says WEF's chairman Klaus Schwab.
May 17, 2021
Global Economy
WEF still proceeding with Singapore meeting even as virus spikes
The WEF’s marquee event, typically held in the Swiss ski resort of Davos, is scheduled for Aug 17-20
May 12, 2021
Inequality
Equal gender pay set back a generation by pandemic, WEF says
At the current pace it will take 135 years for men and women to get the same paycheck for similar work
March 31, 2021
Covid-19
WEF Special Annual Meeting to be postponed from May to August
"The Singapore Government understands the challenges faced by the World Economic Forum and has agreed to the reschedule."
February 03, 2021
Global Economy
Briefs
This week: Grab & Gojek close in on terms of merger, Aedge launches IPO and more.
December 04, 2020
Family business
Harvard course teaches wealthy millennials to do good and make money
(June 10): On a crisp morning last October, a few dozen students with wildly diverse backgrounds and expertise filed into the red-brick building of Harvard University’s Kennedy School. Three things united them: they were young, they wanted to do good an
June 10, 2019