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The global gender gap index 2015
No full textThe Global Gender Gap Index was first introduced by the World Economic Forum in 2006 as a framework for capturing the magnitude of gender-based disparities and tracking their progress. This year is the 10th edition of the Index, allowing for time-series analysis on the changing patterns of gender equality around the world and comparisons between and within countries.
The Index benchmarks national gender gaps on economic, political, education and health criteria, and provides country rankings that allow for effective comparisons across regions and income groups. The rankings are designed to create greater awareness among a global audience of the challenges posed by gender gaps and the opportunities created by reducing them.
The methodology and quantitative analysis behind the rankings are intended to serve as a basis for designing effective measures for reducing gender gaps
Demystifying the Arctic. Authored by the Members of the World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council on the Arctic, Davos-Klosters, Switzerland 22-25 January 2014
Get PDFTo this day, the general public thinks of the Arctic in visions of unspoiled ocean and landscapes, expansive ice, clean water, unique species and aboriginal cultures – essentially, it reminds everyone that a true wilderness still exists. In addition to important natural resources, the Arctic provides inspiration by maintaining its irreplaceable cultures, a pristine environment, healthy ecosystem and ground-breaking collaborative governance models. As such, it is a global asset that should be maintained
World Economic Forum
No full textAn organization which promotes economic development, business interests, and improving the world through hosting conversations and setting agendas
”World Food Security and Sustainability”，《World Economic Forum on East Asia:Putting the New Vision for Agriculture into Action in East Asia》，World Economic Forum，Bangkok,Thailand
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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the 2018 World Economic Forum held in Davos, Switzerland
No full textPresident Donald Trump highlights key improvements to the American economy which he says are the result of the work done by his administration. Trump says that the U.S. is a great place to do business and declares his own dedication to the prosperity of the U.S. and his willingness to negotiate with other nations to achieve mutually beneficial trade agreements. Trump makes his remarks at the 2018 World Economic Forum held in Davos, Switzerland. Trump is introduced by Klaus Martin Schwab, founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum. Trump answers questions posed by Schwab
The World Economic Forum Website
No full textAn organization which promotes economic development, business interests, and improving the world through hosting conversations and setting agendas
Addressing Africa’s Demographic Dividend
No full textWithout urgent action to address low
levels of competitiveness, Africa’s economies will not
create enough jobs for the young people entering the job
market. If current policies remain unchanged, fewer than
one-quarter of the 450 million new jobs needed in Africa in
the next 20 years will be created. These are among the key
findings of the Africa Competitiveness Report 2017, a
biennial publication jointly produced by the World Economic
Forum, the African Development Bank, and the World Bank
Group. Priorities to meet the changing demographics include
policy reform to improve the quality of institutions,
infrastructure, skills and adoption of new technology. House
construction and better urban planning present opportunities
for short-term competitiveness gains. The report finds that
the ability of Africa’s economies to generate enough jobs
for its young and growing population rests on the successful
implementation of urgent structural reforms to boost
productivity. Competitiveness is defined as the set of
institutions, policies and factors that determine the level
of productivity, and hence future prosperity, of a country.
The report, which covers North Africa and Sub-Saharan
Africa, comes at a time when growth in most of the region’s
economies has been slowing after a decade of sustained
growth. Further stagnation is likely in the absence of
improvements in the core conditions for competitiveness.
Compounding the challenge to Africa’s leaders is a rapidly
expanding population
The Africa Competitiveness Report 2007
No full textThe publication of this year's
Africa Competitiveness Report 2007 (ACR) marks a new level
of cooperation in Africa. It is the first report on the
region's business environment to present a dual
perspective based on a combination of aggregate perception
data and firm-level data capturing the actual costs of
operating in national business environments; and the first
to leverage knowledge and expertise within the African
Development Bank, the World Bank, and the World Economic
Forum. The Report presents a unified vision and a mapping
of the policy challenges that countries on the continent may
address as a foundation for sustainable growth and
prosperity. The present report comes amid renewed optimism
against the background of a much more encouraging regional
business environment that is better now than it has been for
years. This report is an ongoing collaboration among the
three institutions. This report is intended as a tool for
African decision makers from private and public circles. The
report also includes detailed competitiveness and investment
climate profiles, providing a comprehensive summary of the
drivers of investment and competitiveness in each of the
countries included in the report
The Politicization of Corporations: The Case of the World Economic Forum
No full text The Politicization of Corporations: The Case of the World Economic ForumChristina Garsten and Adrienne Sörbom Abstract This paper departs from an interest in the involvement of business leaders in the sphere of politics, in the broad sense. At a general level, we are seeing a proliferation of usages of non-market corporate strategies, such as testimony, lobbying, interlocking of positions and other means to influence policymakers at all levels of government and international institutions as an adjunct to the firm’s market strategies. This paper brings to the fore the role of corporations in the World Economic Forum (WEF), and how firms act through the WEF to advance their interests, financial as well as political. What is the role of business in the WEF, and how do business corporations advance their interests through the WEF? Empirically we depart from ethnographic field studies of the World Economic Forum, drawing on observations from WEF-events and interviews with participants and organizers. We propose that corporations find a strategically positioned amplifier for their non-market interests in the WEF. The WEF functions to enhance and gain leverage for their ideas and priorities in a highly selective and resourceful environment. In the long run, both the market priorities and the political interests of business may be served by engagement in the WEF. By way of corporate financial resources, the tapping of knowledge and expertise, and access to vast networks of business relations, the WEF is also able to amplify its own voice and agency in the field of global governance. </p
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