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World Economic Forum 2011

Swiss Style Special World Economic Forum 2011

Realism and pragmatism to energize our future

The world energy system needs a fix – and quickly Arguing that energy will be one of the most decisive challenges of our future and announcing the gloomiest forecasts has [...]

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What the West can learn from Switzerland

Industrial renaissance – a blueprint for developed economies With little fanfare, Switzerland has become a fitting role model for floundering Western economies. While troubled industrial powers of the past like [...]

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Bring food to the market!

Commerce and a business-friendly mindset to better feed the world Few things are more important to our lives than food and agriculture. It sounds obvious, but it isn’t. Many informed [...]

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Innovative sharing

… the way forward in a climate of change Constrictions often lead to the most innovative of ideas, just as being offered a limited amount of Lego bricks automatically entices [...]

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The rewards of revitalization

The future has arrived for a “new Rio” The State of Rio de Janeiro experienced a slow and steady process of economic decline, a reflex mainly of political disputes among [...]

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Azerbaijan banking

Enlightened public-private-partnership Azerbaijan’s economy remains one of the fastest growing in the world, well ahead of the region. To its population’s and leadership’s credit, the World Economic Forum Global Competitiveness [...]

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The “new” Middle Ages

… on the Art of running the world Henry Kissinger once said that, “You do not design a new world order as an emergency measure. But you need an emergency [...]

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Inspiration to us all

The best reform to global governance: Giving sense to what we do There is something quite funny about the public imagery that surrounds businessmen, bankers and corporate leaders. Speaking their [...]

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The other face of outsourcing

Don’t say crisis – billions of people are living an economic miracle Talking with Pramod Bhasin is like landing on another planet. The President and CEO of Genpact, India’s largest [...]

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The right to disappear

regaining control of your ID and personal data Data protection agencies are demanding proof that measures to protect online consumer data have been put in place. Meanwhile, sharply different attitudes [...]

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The way ahead on a changed planet

From Davos to the world: New norms and paradigms for global governance Pessimism may seem rampant as of late. After years spent in complacency with booming global markets and a [...]

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Wearing the colours of hope

… with pride and passion It is evident that “place” is central to the construction, maintenance and representation of social differences and divisions. Not only are our chances and opportunities [...]

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