http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21032151#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa The latest stories from the Davos 2013 section of the BBC News web site. en-gb Tue, 29 Jan 2013 11:59:28 GMT Copyright: (C) British Broadcasting Corporation, see http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/help/rss/4498287.stm for terms and conditions of reuse. http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/nol/shared/img/bbc_news_120x60.gif http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21032151#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa 120 60 15 The incoming governor of the Bank of England says the next two years will be "decisive" for bank reform and warns central banks alone cannot eliminate economic risks. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21211789#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21211789 Sat, 26 Jan 2013 17:45:37 GMT The world still does not have a proper understanding of how financial markets work, according to billionaire investor George Soros. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21210195#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21210195 Sat, 26 Jan 2013 12:07:00 GMT The World Bank should support poor countries that need coal-powered energy in spite of its contribution to climate change, its president says. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21211783#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21211783 Sat, 26 Jan 2013 12:20:04 GMT Iceland's president dismisses the European Union's Common Fisheries Policy as a "colossal failure" at the World Economic Forum in Davos. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21206881#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21206881 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 19:19:06 GMT Goldman Sachs chief executive Lloyd Blankfein tells the BBC he thinks the worst of the financial crisis is over in an interview at the World Economic Forum in Davos http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21193701#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21193701 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 09:40:37 GMT European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi says he expects the eurozone economy to begin recovering in the second half of this year. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21193708#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21193708 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 15:12:10 GMT The UK government signs up to an initiative to help countries and companies work together to make themselves safer from cyber attacks. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21197171#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21197171 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 12:59:03 GMT Countries must work together to clamp down on multinationals avoiding tax, Prime Minister David Cameron tells the World Economic Forum in Davos. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21176992#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21176992 Thu, 24 Jan 2013 23:44:41 GMT The richest 1% of Americans now hold 25% of the country's wealth and more needs to be done to boost equality, says Nobel Prize winning economist Joseph Stiglitz in Davos. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21183987#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21183987 Thu, 24 Jan 2013 16:50:28 GMT European nations must stick to continuing austerity measures to reduce government debt levels, says German Chancellor Angela Merkel. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21177536#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21177536 Thu, 24 Jan 2013 14:35:28 GMT Chancellor George Osborne says UK spending cuts must continue until 2017, rebuffing the IMF's advice to slow austerity measures in favour of growth http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21176238#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21176238 Thu, 24 Jan 2013 16:07:07 GMT A crisis involving a nuclear Iran is in the "forseeable future", former US Secretary of State and Nobel laureate Henry Kissinger tells world leaders in Davos. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21177535#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21177535 Thu, 24 Jan 2013 14:44:09 GMT Italy's Prime Minister Mario Monti expects UK citizens to vote to remain in the European Union if they are ever asked to decide in a referendum. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21171345#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21171345 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 18:34:15 GMT The financial industry still has a long way to go to fix itself, the IMF's deputy director general tells the annual meeting of the world's elite gathered in Davos, Switzerland. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21158253#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21158253 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 12:16:24 GMT George Soros, the billionaire investor, uses the annual meeting of the world's elite in Davos, Switzerland, to call for an end to the West's "war on drugs". http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21158254#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21158254 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 20:12:52 GMT Insufficient infrastructure spending remains "the biggest risk" to Africa's economic growth, says the boss of mobile phone network Bharti Airtel. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21163081#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21163081 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 15:15:08 GMT More than half of business leaders predict the global economy will continue on its current path of minimal growth in 2013, according to a survey. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21151920#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21151920 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 19:36:38 GMT The World Economic Forum gets under way as business leaders and politicians, academics and artists, gather to discuss the challenges facing a troubled world. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21086431#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21086431 Mon, 21 Jan 2013 01:04:15 GMT A shrinking world economy is painful for many, but girls and women suffer most from the effects of recession. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21088042#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21088042 Mon, 21 Jan 2013 00:24:30 GMT In amongst all the talk of boosting the global economy at the World Economic Forum in Davos, something called 'mindfulness' crept on to the programme for the first time. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21244171#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21244171 Tue, 29 Jan 2013 11:55:51 GMT Societe Generale chief Frederic Oudea tells the BBC's Tanya Beckett. that governments across the eurozone need more co-ordination to ensure a strong rebound in economic growth in 2013. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21229488#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21229488 Mon, 28 Jan 2013 10:58:10 GMT The amount of rich and influential leaders in Davos means that it is a good place for charities to get their voice heard, and a number are using innovative techniques to bring home their message. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21211616#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21211616 Sat, 26 Jan 2013 12:19:14 GMT The next governor of the Bank of England has said that the next two years will be "decisive" for financial reform. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21213676#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21213676 Sat, 26 Jan 2013 15:17:44 GMT The eurozone remains in a "fragile" economic situation and is prone to political crisis, according to the IMF. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21213672#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21213672 Sat, 26 Jan 2013 14:39:14 GMT Businesses and governments are increasingly aware of the growing threat that cyber terrorism poses, according to Eugene Kaspersky. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21211618#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21211618 Sat, 26 Jan 2013 13:18:28 GMT Imax chief executive Rich Gelfond, a seasoned veteran of Davos explains how to make the most of the event http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21194525#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21194525 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 16:29:41 GMT The man in charge of Goldman Sachs, Lloyd Blankfein, has said that he believes the worst of the financial crisis may be over http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21191790#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21191790 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 06:52:40 GMT Former Facebook director Peter Thiel has told the BBC that he believes social media makes the world "a better place" http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21194521#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21194521 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 11:47:28 GMT Ukraine has signed a major shale gas deal with Royal Dutch Shell. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21194519#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21194519 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 10:03:09 GMT London Mayor Boris Johnson has described the World Economic Forum as a "a constellation of egos involved in orgies of adulation". http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21186386#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21186386 Thu, 24 Jan 2013 16:03:41 GMT The super-rich are often referred to as the richest 1% of the population. But now a separate elite, the 0.1%, tower above even the multi-millionaires. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21182672#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21182672 Thu, 24 Jan 2013 15:35:10 GMT Dame Ellen MacArthur has joined the scores of world and business leaders at the World Economic Forum to champion a radical solution to consumer waste. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21182670#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21182670 Thu, 24 Jan 2013 14:17:31 GMT Meet Uneku Saliu-Atawodi - the first female black professional polo player, and one of the "global shapers" gathered in Davos. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-21188359#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-21188359 Thu, 24 Jan 2013 20:36:20 GMT Tanya Beckett asks Toby Cosgrove of the Cleveland Clinics how the explosive cost of US health care can be contained. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-21188360#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-21188360 Thu, 24 Jan 2013 22:20:42 GMT US food giant Cargill chief executive Greg Page says the world is producing more than enough food to feed the global population, despite challenging weather events. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21179159#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21179159 Thu, 24 Jan 2013 11:39:48 GMT Tanya Beckett met one of China's biggest names in TV business news to discuss his country's economy. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21179158#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21179158 Thu, 24 Jan 2013 10:22:22 GMT The amount of time that people in any one country have to work in order to pay for a beer is one economic indicator that is followed closely by the world's second largest brewer, SAB Miller. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21178876#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21178876 Thu, 24 Jan 2013 10:11:56 GMT David Cameron has addressed the World Economic Forum in Davos on Thursday, giving more details about how he plans to renegotiate Britain's position within the EU. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21175693#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21175693 Thu, 24 Jan 2013 14:23:12 GMT The chairman of UBS has spoken about his vision for the future of the bank at the World Economic Forum in Davos. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21174345#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21174345 Thu, 24 Jan 2013 07:59:35 GMT The chief executive of the middle east's oldest private oil and gas company says that shale gas is "a game changer". http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21178923#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21178923 Thu, 24 Jan 2013 11:47:01 GMT The World Economic Forum in Davos is renowned for world leaders and chief executives of top international companies networking to solve the world's problems. But they are also joined by young and talented young people from around the world. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21167494#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21167494 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 16:03:54 GMT There is a lot of talking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, but not all of it in the formal setting of a speech or a debate. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21159586#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21159586 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 10:30:07 GMT The British prime minster's promise of a referendum on EU membership, should his Conservative party win the next general election, has been criticised by senior European figures. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-21157824#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-21157824 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 14:28:51 GMT A senior executive at the world's second-largest PC producer has said that the company "doesn't see PCs going away anytime soon". http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21162547#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21162547 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 11:20:26 GMT The World Economic Forum is opening its doors in Davos with 2,500 business leaders and 50 heads of state attending the gathering in Switzerland. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21158645#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21158645 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 10:44:28 GMT As participants of the annual World Economic Forum gather in Davos, Simon Jack looks ahead at the agenda and asks whether the event can do any good. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21155669#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21155669 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 04:54:15 GMT The founder of the World Economic Forum has called for ideas that go "beyond crisis management", at the start of the 2013 event in Davos. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21155663#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21155663 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 02:52:03 GMT The BBC's Nik Gowing has been covering the World Economic Forum for over 15 years, and gave this personal insight into his journey to the Swiss resort of Davos. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21150522#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21150522 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 16:15:03 GMT The dos and don'ts of elite networking at altitude http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/hardtalk/9379576.stm#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/hardtalk/9379576.stm Mon, 31 Jan 2011 09:40:48 GMT You probably didn't know about the WEF http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12232883#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12232883 Sun, 22 Jan 2012 11:02:01 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16475069#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16475069 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12175813#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12175813 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/business/2010/davos/default.stm#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/business/2010/davos/default.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/business/2009/davos/default.stm#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/business/2009/davos/default.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/business/2008/davos/default.stm#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/business/2008/davos/default.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/business/2007/davos07/default.stm#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/business/2007/davos07/default.stm How to become a social outcast at a meeting of the world's elite http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21197175#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21197175 Sun, 27 Jan 2013 01:46:48 GMT Why hunger and obesity are two sides of the same coin http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21216230#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21216230 Sun, 27 Jan 2013 08:50:37 GMT Where should you invest your spare billions? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21197174#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21197174 Sat, 26 Jan 2013 00:03:39 GMT Countries grappling with the rising cost of healthcare http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21183984#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21183984 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 00:17:10 GMT Selling the Olympics to Swiss mountain voters http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21183985#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21183985 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 00:05:46 GMT Why understanding customer info - not the volume of it - is key http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21163080#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21163080 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 23:56:43 GMT Is it time to start talking about economic depression? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21163079#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21163079 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 12:51:44 GMT Can business chiefs learn from music maestros? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21149500#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21149500 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 00:17:56 GMT Has the cloud finally been shifted from the eurozone? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21165175#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21165175 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 15:00:17 GMT Why governments should learn from companies http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20931606#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20931606 Wed, 09 Jan 2013 00:01:25 GMT What should new participants look out for? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21048131#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21048131 Wed, 16 Jan 2013 14:29:42 GMT Why 8% may not be the magic number for China's economy http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21055964#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21055964 Fri, 18 Jan 2013 00:10:17 GMT What is the point of it all? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21048137#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21048137 Wed, 16 Jan 2013 14:40:17 GMT BBC correspondents drive in congested cities http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21019157#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21019157 Wed, 16 Jan 2013 14:54:08 GMT