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Business Leaders Highlight Close Links between Sustainability and Competitiveness Business leaders: sustainability and corporate competitiveness are closely linked Sustainability goes beyond reducing greenhouse gas emissions. It must be embedded in the business and visibly supported by the CEO. Tianjin, People’s ...
The European Union failed to meet its goal to become the most competitive region in the world   Matthias Lüfkens, Associate Director, Media, Tel.: +41 (0)22 869 1212; E-mail: matthias.luefkens@weforum.org • Nordic countries continue to lead the way on EU competition benchmark, the “Lisbon Goals” • Several 2004 accession countries are ...
Annual Report 2008-2009
Annual Report 2008-2009 In light of the heightened importance of personal interaction to identify the best strategies and solutions moving forward, the Forum’s partnerships and memberships, as well as the number of participants at our events throughout the year, reached record ...
Innovative Water Partnerships: Experiences, Lessons Learned and Proposed Way Forward
Innovative Water Partnerships: Experiences, Lessons Learned and Proposed Way Forward Since 2006, the World Economic Forum’s Water Initiative has pursued a Water Partnership Projects workstream in India, Southern Africa and, more recently in Jordan. This publication provides details on the work, its impacts and learnings. The report ...
Land Speculators, Beware! Land Speculators, Beware! 22.01.2004 Annual Meeting 2004 Are property markets bubbling out of control? Are they about to burst? Participants generally agreed that there is no bubble. The robust market activity is due to easy financing and ...
Is There a Coherent US Foreign Policy for the Middle East? Is There a Coherent US Foreign Policy for the Middle East? 16.05.2004 World Economic Forum in Jordan 2004 Despite the controversies surrounding the occupation of Iraq and the lack of progress in the Israeli Palestinian peace process, the ...
ICT and Competitiveness ICT and Competitiveness 29.04.2004 European Economic Summit 2004 Panellists called for more action and less talk in implementing ICT solutions, in particular in education and health, via public private initiatives, and broadening access ...
Fight against Corruption Fight against Corruption 16.05.2004 World Economic Forum in Jordan 2004 In the Arab world and beyond, corruption continues to be a major check on development. Every country has a corruption problem, and Jermyn Brooks, Member of the Board ...
The Reform Agenda The Reform Agenda 16.05.2004 World Economic Forum in Jordan 2004 Reform is already under way across the Arab world, bringing major advances in political freedoms, economic liberalization and the role of women, panellists holding political ...
Facing the Real Challenges Facing the Real Challenges 15.05.2004 World Economic Forum in Jordan 2004 The Arab world in particular, and the global community in general, must play a greater role in trying to solve the pressing issues of the Middle East, agreed the ...
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