https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The World Economic Forum announced Wednesday that its postponed 2021 Davos summit, themed as "The Great Reset" in the coronavirus crisis, will take place in Lucerne, Switzerland from May 18 to 21. https://www.thelocal.ch/20201008/2021-davos-summit-shifted-to-lucerne-in-may Thu, 08 Oct 2020 11:25:40 +0200 2021-davos-summit-shifted-to-lucerne-in-may Poor communication by China's economic managers has led to uncertainty and exacerbated market fears, IMF chief Christine Lagarde said Thursday at the annual Davos summit of economic and business leaders. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160121/china-must-be-clearer-on-economic-policy-imf-chief Thu, 21 Jan 2016 14:07:56 +0100 china-must-be-clearer-on-economic-policy-imf-chief Limiting Europe's refugee influx is "morally and politically necessary", Germany's president told the World Economic Forum on Wednesday, warning that failing to do so meant ceding ground to populists and extremists. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160120/refugee-limits-morally-necessary-german-president Wed, 20 Jan 2016 18:21:50 +0100 refugee-limits-morally-necessary-german-president A string of jihadist attacks and rising risks to the global economy overshadow the official opening on Wednesday of the annual gathering of the world's rich and powerful in a snow-blanketed Davos. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160120/terrorism-and-economic-challenges-overshadow-davos Wed, 20 Jan 2016 10:18:48 +0100 terrorism-and-economic-challenges-overshadow-davos Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio slammed the "corporate greed" of the fossil-fuel industry after receiving a Crystal Award from the World Economic Forum for “working for a better world” at a ceremony on Tuesday in Davos. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160119/di-caprio-slams-fossil-fuel-industry Wed, 20 Jan 2016 00:07:26 +0100 di-caprio-slams-fossil-fuel-industry Plastic rubbish will outweigh fish in the oceans by 2050 unless the world takes drastic action to recycle the material, a report warned Tuesday on the opening day of the World Economic Forum in Davos. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160119/plastic-to-outweigh-fish-in-oceans-by-2050-report Tue, 19 Jan 2016 22:34:55 +0100 plastic-to-outweigh-fish-in-oceans-by-2050-report Yogurt empire founder Hamdi Ulukaya rallied the corporate world to aid refugees on Tuesday, as the world's rich and powerful gathered in the exclusive Swiss ski resort of Davos to discuss how to resolve some of the world's greatest challenges. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160119/yoghurt-tycoon-seeks-corporate-help-for-refugees Tue, 19 Jan 2016 12:34:30 +0100 yoghurt-tycoon-seeks-corporate-help-for-refugees US vice-president Joe Biden arrived in Zurich on Monday ahead of the World Economic Forum, which kicks off in Davos on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160118/american-vp-to-push-for-cancer-progress-at-davos Mon, 18 Jan 2016 18:13:05 +0100 american-vp-to-push-for-cancer-progress-at-davos The richest one percent of the world's population now own more than the rest of us combined, aid group Oxfam said Monday, on the eve of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160118/oxfam-challenges-davos-forum-on-runaway-inequality Mon, 18 Jan 2016 11:22:42 +0100 oxfam-challenges-davos-forum-on-runaway-inequality Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will attend the World Economic Forum in Davos next week, accompanied by five key ministers, his office announced on Monday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160111/new-canadian-pm-to-attend-davos-forum Mon, 11 Jan 2016 23:56:37 +0100 new-canadian-pm-to-attend-davos-forum North Korea will send a delegation to the World Economic Forum for the first time in 18 years, with Foreign Minister Ri Su-Yong scheduled to attend this month's meet in Davos, an official said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160105/north-koreans-to-make-first-davos-forum-visit Tue, 05 Jan 2016 12:07:13 +0100 north-koreans-to-make-first-davos-forum-visit Switzerland remains the world’s most competitive country for the seventh year in a row, according to an annual ranking from the World Economic Forum, but it faces challenges retaining that title, the Geneva-based organization warned. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150930/switzerland-most-competitive-for-seventh-year Wed, 30 Sep 2015 12:25:48 +0200 switzerland-most-competitive-for-seventh-year The 45th annual World Economic Forum gathering in Davos, which wound up at the weekend, ran smoothly without any security issues, Graubünden cantonal authorities said. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150125/davos-forum-runs-without-security-hitches Sun, 25 Jan 2015 23:31:00 +0100 davos-forum-runs-without-security-hitches As the first female head in the 325-year history of the Lloyd's of London insurance market, Inga Beale is something of a shining light at the World Economic Forum in Davos, where gender equality is a key theme this year. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150123/first-woman-heading-lloyds Fri, 23 Jan 2015 18:11:00 +0100 first-woman-heading-lloyds On his first visit to the World Economic Forum in Davos on Friday, French president François Hollande told the corporate world it must play its part in fighting terrorism. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150123/hollande-big-business-must-help-fight-terror Fri, 23 Jan 2015 17:02:00 +0100 hollande-big-business-must-help-fight-terror The chief economist of the International Energy Agency said in Davos on Friday that there would be no "significant" changes to Saudi oil policy following the death of King Abdullah. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150123/saudi-kings-death-will-not-change-oil-policy Fri, 23 Jan 2015 12:11:00 +0100 saudi-kings-death-will-not-change-oil-policy Britain's Prince Andrew spoke at the Davos annual meeting on Thursday to "reaffirm" official denials of claims he had sex with an underaged girl employed by an American billionaire and convicted sex offender. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150122/andrew Fri, 23 Jan 2015 00:34:00 +0100 andrew German Chancellor Angela Merkel told the World Economic Forum in Davos on Thursday that any action by the European Central Bank to boost the eurozone's struggling economy should not ease the pressure on governments to enact reforms. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150122/reforms-still-needed-after-ecb-action-merkel Thu, 22 Jan 2015 18:06:00 +0100 reforms-still-needed-after-ecb-action-merkel What do a rabbi, an archbishop, a top Islamic academic and former British prime minister Tony Blair have in common? Quite a lot, it turned out, at an unusual panel on religion at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Wednesday, where they found shared ground on extremism, violence and freedom of expression in the wake of the Charlie Hebdo killings in Paris. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150121/panel-tackles-charlie-hebdo-and-religious-extremism Wed, 21 Jan 2015 22:14:00 +0100 panel-tackles-charlie-hebdo-and-religious-extremism Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said in Davos on Wednesday that more than 9,000 Russian soldiers were currently backing up pro-Moscow fighters in the separatist east of the country. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150121/ukraine-prez-says-russian-troops-in-his-country Wed, 21 Jan 2015 21:07:00 +0100 ukraine-prez-says-russian-troops-in-his-country