This year, the summit of the Group of Seven (G7) It was the first of a series of important multilateral frameworks on the diplomatic calendar. This group is made up of the Heads of State of US state, United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, France, Italy, Japan and the European Union. It largely precedes and sets the […]
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Energy transition: A look at 4 CEOs who explain how they will transform the world
The energy transition It has become a topic that has gained greater relevance today due to the climate changes that have been experienced in different parts of the world. According to the latest report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), to have any chance of keeping the global average temperature rise below 1.5°C, […]
Circularise, the startup that tackles plastic pollution
The scientific journal “Science Advance” pointed out that in 2015 the annual global production of plastic reached 381 million tons and 80% of it will become garbage. Faced with the problem, there are different innovations that deal with this contamination, such as “circulate”, a startup from the Netherlands that uses blockchain for companies to make […]
Executive Power asks foreign investors to trust Peru
A delegation from the Executive Branch has been participating in the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, which brings together various politicians and economists to address common agendas and face the economic challenges facing the world. Along these lines, the chancellor, Ana Cecilia Gervasitook advantage of his speech at the event to call on foreign […]
86% of executives fear a global cyberattack in the next 2 years
86% of the world’s business leaders believe that a cyber attack with “catastrophic consequences for all” in the next two years, mainly due to geopolitical instability, according to a report published in parallel to the Davos Forum. The report by the World Economic Forum (WEF) and consulting firm Accenture He adds that a large majority […]
Return to normality post-COVID “exceeded our forecasts”, acknowledges Chinese leader
The epidemic peak in China and return to normality “Exceeded our forecasts”Vice Premier Liu He said Tuesday, a month after the sudden abandonment of the zero-zero policy COVID-19. “The time required to reach the epidemic peak and return to normality was relatively fast. In a way, it exceeded our forecasts.” declared the Chinese leader at […]
China fears that emerging countries will suffer side effects from rate hikes
The Deputy Prime Minister ChineseLiu He, expressed Tuesday at the forum of Davos his concern for the “side effects” for emerging and developing countries from the interest rate hikes of the main central banks. “We ask that big governments pay more attention to the secondary effects of their rate hikes in emerging and developing countries, […]
Executives and economists anticipate recession at the start of Davos
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Of the 4,410 business leaders surveyed by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in October and November of last year, 73% predicted that global growth would slow in the next 12 months. The reading was the worst since the consultancy began running surveys in 2011. Two in five even expressed concern that their companies won’t last a decade. Another […]
Number and severity of current crises challenge leaders in Davos
The simultaneous crises that have arisen and their severity, such as the war in Ukraine and its global impact after two years of pandemic, will be part of the challenges for the meeting of leaders at the Davos Forum. The largest annual meeting of the World Economic Foruman entity that promotes public-private alliances, is unique […]
Why the current crisis is an opportunity to build a green economy
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The world is going through multiple crises, but each crisis can also contain an opportunity. The key to identifying those opportunities is to look at different time frames. Can we find ways to take advantage of the urgent crises we face today and transform them into opportunities to address longer-term challenges? The just-published Global Risk […]