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The World Economic Forum ranked 136 countries in its biennial tourism report with one section focusing on safety and security.

World Economic Forum not to hold India Economic Summit this year

The meet will become a biennial affair from 2019.

15 April 2018 7:58 AM

China has offered to extend its ambitious CPEC project to Afghanistan. (Photo: File)

China aims to extend economic corridor to Afghanistan: report

China in December had unveiled its plans to extend the USD 50 billion CPEC to Afghanistan which has sparked concerns in...

9 April 2018 5:24 AM

There is no doubt that this is a tough time for the Indian economy. Growth has slowed down to rates not seen since 2008-9. Consumption has fallen. Businesses have been pushed to the brink.

Singapore replaces US as world's most competitive economy

Hong Kong, the Netherlands and Switzerland rounded out the top five places in the rankings.

9 Oct 2019 4:45 AM

Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant

Many more structural reforms in offing to propel growth: Kant

I think many more structural reforms are in the offing. The government has pushed for disinvestment, said the Niti Aayog...

3 Oct 2019 10:13 AM

In 2016, the UK dropped from the 18th position to the 20th in the World Economic Forums annual Global Gender Gap Report, due to a slight drop in female representation in politics and business. (Photo: Pixabay/Representational)

India slips to 112th rank on gender gap index, in bottom 5 on health,...

While Iceland remains world's most gender-neutral country, India moved down from 108th position last year on WEF's...

17 Dec 2019 2:58 AM

Chinese President Xi Jinping

Dragon's deceit: Is Soros right about Xi plans?

The best, or worst, possible consequence of Mr Soros' statement is that the official Chinese reaction appeared to be...

30 Jan 2019 7:15 PM

Amitabh Kant

Urbanisation to be big driver of Indian economic growth: Kant

Kant said IMF has forecast 7.5 per cent growth for India despite a gloomy outlook for the global economy.

23 Jan 2019 7:31 AM

Demand for private jets in the week of Davos reportedly far outstrips other events that also loom large on the private aviation calendar, such as the Super Bowl or Champions League final. (Photo: AFP)

Private jet to Davos please!

Never mind climate change, Davos prefers private jets.

23 Jan 2019 7:10 AM

Niti Aayog has envisaged a New India by 2022 which will be free from poverty, dirt, corruption, terrorism, casteism and communalism. (Photo: AP/Representational Image)

The wealthiest 26 of the world own half the world's wealth

The growing gap between the rich and poor is hurting the fight against poverty, damaging economies and fuelling public...

21 Jan 2019 6:45 AM

Globally, billionaires fortunes rose by 12 per cent or USD 2.5 billion a day in 2018, whereas the poorest half of the worlds population saw their wealth decline by 11 per cent. (Representational Image)

Indian billionaires' wealth rose by Rs 2,200 crore a day in 2018:...

Oxfam further said that 13.6 crore Indians, who make up the poorest 10 per cent of the country, continued to remain in...

21 Jan 2019 3:12 AM

Indian tech firms have also started investing their time, money and resources to train their people.

Re-skilling initiative gets warm welcome from global businesses

Global enterprises said they were willing to retrain 17.2 million people as part of the initiative, called closing the...

15 Feb 2019 8:25 PM

Wang said the technology could convert up to 90 per cent of the polyolefin plastic into useful products, including clean fuels. (Photo: Pixabay)

Tackling the plastic menace

Millions of tons of plastic waste could be turned into clean fuels, other products.

8 Feb 2019 12:54 PM