Davos

Secretary of State John Kerry is hoping to move aside obstacles that threaten to delay the start of peace talks to end Syria's war, seeking compromise with Russia's foreign minister on which Syrian opposition groups should be eligible to participate.
     

"The two communal leaders of Cyprus," I would say, but Greek Cypriots would bombard me with protest letters that Nikos Anastasiades was the "president" of the U.N. and EU-member Cyprus, not a communal leader with his buddy Mustafa Ak?nc?. Anyhow, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will be meeting with the two on Jan.

Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu has said he saw a "much better than expected atmosphere" in his meetings with foreign investors in London, claiming that he perceived no negative mood over geographical risks. 

Yoghurt empire founder Hamdi Ulukaya rallied the corporate world to aid refugees on Jan. 19, as the world's rich and powerful gathered in the exclusive Swiss ski resort of Davos to discuss how to resolve some of the world's greatest challenges.

US Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland is to meet Bulgarian officials this afternoon, the Bulgarian President's press office has said.

Energy, defense and the push for reform will reportedly be part of the agenda of her meetings.

Nuland is to talk with President Rosen Plevneliev at 15:00 local time (EET).

The World Economic Forum (WEF) will be held in Davos from Jan. 20 to 23. There will be significant participation this year from Turkey at the Davos meetings, both from the business world and the world of politics. 

The institutions are currently waiting for the additional fiscal data requested from Greek authorities at Thursday’s Eurogroup in order to visit Athens, European Commission spokesperson Annike Breidthardt said on Monday.

Europe's migrant crisis and devastating terror attacks will combine with the plunging oil price and China's economic slowdown to give the elite of the political and business worlds plenty to talk about when they gather in Davos from Jan. 18.

The wealthiest 62 people now own as much as half the world's population, some 3.5 billion people, as the super-rich have grown richer and the poor poorer, an international charity said on Jan. 18.

Disruptive labor market changes, including the rise of robots and artificial intelligence, will result in a net loss of 5.1 million jobs over the next five years in 15 leading countries, according to an analysis published in Davos on Jan. 18.