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Cyprus
US VP Biden and Tsipras Talk Migration, Program Review, Cyprus in Davos Meeting
Greece’s economic program, the refugee crisis, Greek-American partnership in relation to investments, energy issues, the Cyprus issue and finding a solution on FYROM’s name were the focus of a meeting between Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and U.S. Vice President...
Economy
Tsipras Seeks Clarifications from Lagarde at Davos for WEF
Greek prime Minister hopes to make some good use of his visit at Davos for the Annual World Economic Forum by advancing Greece’s case on debt restructuring, among other things. He will meet both with the IMF’s Managing Director...
Economy
1% of People Own More Wealth Than the Other 99% Combined
A new Oxfam report, timed to coincide with this week’s gathering of the super-rich at the Annual Economic Forum in Davos, reveals not only some astonishing facts about wealth inequality in today’s world but shows that rising inequality remains...
Economy
Greek PM Tsipras to Attend Annual World Economic Forum in Davos
The 2016 Annual World Economic Forum in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, will take place this year from January 20 to 23, under the theme "Mastering the Fourth Industrial Revolution."
To the surprise of some, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is among the...
Cyprus
Akinci: 'Yes' to Meeting Anastasiades and Ban in Davos
Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci has said “yes” to holding a meeting with Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades and UN Secretary-general Ban Ki-Moon in Davos, if it is asked of him.
Akinci’s statements on Wednesday were made after Anastasiades had made...
Economy
Greek PM Tsipras to Participate at World Economic Forum
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has decided to participate at the World Economic Forum in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, in January.
The annual meeting of the world's economic elite at the Swiss resort town is to take place January 20-23 and Alexis...
Business
Greek Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Mardas Plans on Turning Spetses into the Greek Davos
Over the last few days people have been trying to figure out which Greek island will be turned into the Davos of Greece.
Greek Deputy Foreign Minister Dimitris Mardas announced that he was planning on creating a summer tourist destination...
Economy
French Fin Min: Monday's Eurogroup Decides Amount of Time Given to Greece
French Minister of Finance Michel Sapin said from Davos that the amount of time given to Greece until negotiation of the bailout program will be decided on Monday’s Eurogroup.
During the meeting of the euro zone's finance ministers, the French...
Economy
German Chancellor Merkel: We Aim to Keep Greece in the Eurozone
Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, yesterday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel appeared confident that Greece will continue on the road of responsibility concerning its agreements with the country’s European partners.
“We hear from Greece that the vast majority...
Cyprus
Cypriot President Anastasiades to Attend Annual World Economic Forum in Davos
The President of the Republic of Cyprus, Nicos Anastasiades, will attend, along with other European leaders, the 45th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) that will be held in Davos, Switzerland, between January 21 and 24.
According to a...