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Digital Disruption of Finance Services Will Change Banking as We Know It

Technology is changing the financial services sector and disrupting longstanding business models While digital services will become so thoroughly a part of banking and finance, from payments to philanthropy, offline approaches will still be needed to provide trustworthy partners for artificial intelligence and big-data algorithms Find more information about the World Economic Forum here:http://wef.ch/amnc15 Dalian, …

Asia’s Future Success Depends on Business Leadership and Multilateral Cooperation

Business plays an important leadership role in fostering cooperation in Asia Multilateral institutions provide mechanisms for participation of all countries Role for trade and industry federations to resolve cross-border tensions Over 1,700 participants from 90 countries are taking part in the World Economic Forum’s ninth Annual Meeting of the New Champions in Dalian, People’s Republic …

Despite Economic Slowdown, China Strongly Committed to Green growth

China’s political leaders are strongly committed to green growth and are focusing on renewable energy technologies China’s renewable energy industry has seen rapid growth, which is set to continue The country is a “world leader” in green coal technologies Over 1,700 participants from 90 countries are taking part in the World Economic Forum’s ninth Annual …

World Economic Forum Honours 132 Companies as Global Growth Companies

World Economic Forum Honours 132 Companies as Global Growth Companies 132 of the world’s fastest-growing companies have been invited to join the Global Growth Companies community at the Forum’s Annual Meeting of the New Champions. Companies are nominated on the strength of their potential to become global economic leaders and drawn from a broad spectrum of …

Premier Li Keqiang Predicts Smooth Sailing for Chinese Economy

Without structural transformation and upgrading, China will not be able to achieve sustained economic growth. Beijing is focusing on expanding domestic demand, developing the service sector and pursuing balanced development throughout the country, and between urban and rural. For more information about the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2013, please visit: http://www.weforum.org/newchampions Dalian, People’s Republic …

German Chancellor Merkel: Reforms are Beginning to Work and Must Continue

Europe’s reforms are having a positive effect but the EU is not yet out of the woods, said Germany’s Merkel The EU should conclude a pact to address competitiveness deficiencies in each economy Europe should aim for dynamism not at any price but dynamism that can withstand shocks The theme of the 43rd World Economic …