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China's economy expanded 7.3% in the final quarter of last year, beating expectations and recording a 7.4% expansion for the year as a whole, but failing to meet the government's 7.5% target. Growth slowed from 1.9% to 1.5%…

Business leaders gathered in Davos for the 45th World Economic Forum Annual Meeting have called for structural reforms to the global economy to encourage growth. Participants in this morning’s session on The New Growth Context were told…

The IMF has cut its global growth forecast for 2015 to 3.5%, down 0.3% from its October prediction. It expects a lower oil price to be positive for the global economy, but to be offset by negative factors. The IMF believes a lower oil…

Diminishing financial returns for utilities have put at risk the ability of the electricity sector in OECD markets to raise the estimated $7.6 trillion (€6.5 trillion) in investments needed by 2040 to meet energy policy objectives,…

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The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has called on world leaders to drive trade deals during the World Economic Forum, taking place in Davos, Switzerland this week. “The UK economy is in good shape. Whilst the pace of growth is…

Over 40 heads of state and government, as well as 2,500 other leaders from business and society will convene at the 45th World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, from 21 to 24 January 2015 in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, to discuss The  New…

The World Economic Forum and its partners have developed a new way for organisations to calculate the impact of cyberthreats. The framework, called ‘cyber value-at-risk’ comes at a time when cyberattacks are increasing in velocity and…