An international eye on WEF in 2025 from NuseReal
NZZ: Wake up, Europe! Seven key takeaways from Davos. — 27 January 2025 (LINK)
— «America first» means «business first». Competition for AI and cheap energy. Tariffs and power politics instead of international rules.
Stargate's $500B AI project sparks global debate at Davos. — 26 January 2025 (LINK)
"The biggest investing and life lessons I learned at Davos 2025." — 26 January 2025 (LINK)
Politico: The Davos awards are back (13 min. read). — 25 January 2025 (LINK)
— As the week wrapped up, depressed Europeans got a much-needed boost from BlackRock boss Larry Fink, who told the final WEF panel that there's too much pessimism around the Continent. "It's probably time to be investing back in Europe," said the King of Wall Street.
Council on Foreign Relations President Michael Froman: What I Saw in Davos: middle powers rise and Trump's shadow looms. — 24 January 2025 (LINK)
— "A walk down the Promenade, Davos' main street, offers a snapshot of key geopolitical and economic trends. Normally filled with ski shops and cafes, the thoroughfare has been transformed into a long line of sleek booths and lodges sponsored by countries and multinational corporations. Gone are the Russian pavilions from years past. Ukraine House, however, is a source of constant buzz, and not just when Volodymyr Zelenskyy was there."
Trump's pitch to globalists at Davos. — 23 January 2025 (LINK)
— Ask Saudi Arabia and OPEC to "bring down the cost of oil." He said that once oil prices begin falling, he'll "demand that interest rates drop immediately."
— Ask NATO members to raise their defense spending to 5% of their GDP. Just over half of NATO members currently meet the 2% spending target.
— Lower the corporate tax rate to 15% — from the current 21% — for companies that "make your product in the U.S."
— He'll meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin soon to discuss a peace deal with Ukraine.
U.N.: At Davos, Guterres slams backsliding on climate commitments. — 22 January 2025 (LINK)
Mongolia and the World Economic Forum to cooperate on developing "Strategic Intelligence Platform". — 21 January 2025 (LINK)
— By joining the "Strategic Intelligence Platform," Mongolia will gain access to more than 400 articles from international scientific and think-tank organizations and 4,000 research works, enabling the use of this knowledge to analyze current economic and industrial conditions and forecast future trends. This AI-based advanced platform is expected to enhance the strategies and planning of public organizations, increase public sector productivity, and positively influence decision-making processes.
— The World Economic Forum has been developing the "Strategic Intelligence Platform" over the past 10 years, and Mongolia is now the second country to implement this project.
AI mania takes over Davos as the world's biggest firms tout their offerings. — 20 January 2025 (LINK)
— A poll from consultancy Accenture out on Monday revealed that 58% of execs expect generative AI solutions to be adopted at scale within the organization in 2025, up from just 37% in 2024. Several companies from Intel to Salesforce and Workday displayed AI-linked branding on the front of their spaces on the Davos Promenade.
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