Sales at retailers rose solidly in October and suggested the economy still has plenty of momentum heading into the holiday shopping season. Original Image Link Source:www.msn.com
Growth in the Caucasus and Central Asia remains robust and broad-based. Still, the region is exposed to geoeconomic developments and countries face heightened uncertainty amid tentative signs that trade, financial flows, and migration patterns are changing. Moreover, boosting medium-term growth will require effective reform implementation. In this context, what policies and reforms can help countries create a predictable environment conducive to investment and sustainable economic growth?
A distinguished panel of speakers explores these pivotal issues and many more from the IMF’s latest Regional Economic Outlook for the Middle East and Central Asia and take questions from the audience during the Q&A portion of the event.
Published: 22nd Nov 2024 02:08:42 By: IMF
IMF Video: Перспективы развития региональной экономики стран Центральной Азии и Кавказа. Три важных факта
Директор Департамента стран Ближнего Востока и Центральной Азии МВФ Джихад Азур выделяет три ключевых факта, касающихся перспектив экономического развития стран Ближнего Востока и Северной Африки. С полным текстом доклада вы можете ознакомиться по ссылке: https://www.imf.org/ru/Publications/REO/MECA/Issues/2024/10/24/regional-economic-outlook-middle-east-central-asia-october-2024
Published: 21st Nov 2024 07:22:33 By: IMF
IMF Video: Central Asia and Caucuses Regional Economic Outlook: Three Essential Facts
Jihad Azour, IMF’s Director of the Middle East and Central Asia Department, outlines three key facts about the economic outlook for the Middle East and North Africa.
You can read the full report: https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/REO/MECA/Issues/2024/10/24/regional-economic-outlook-middle-east-central-asia-october-2024
Published: 21st Nov 2024 04:24:05 By: IMF
IMF Video: Opening Session - 12th IMF Statistical Forum: Measuring the Implications of AI on the Economy
Welcoming Remarks by Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director, IMF.
Intro by Bert Kroese, Chief Statistician and Data Officer, and Director of the Statistics Department, IMF.
Opening Address: Embracing the future – navigating the opportunities and challenges of AI adoption
Published: 21st Nov 2024 03:25:27 By: IMF
World Economic Forum Video: Robot Conducts Orchestra & Europe’s Largest Marine Protected Area | WEF | Top Stories of the Week
This week's top stories of the week include:
0:14 Wind turbine repurposed into home – It’s built from the control box of a Vattenfall turbine which stood in an Austrian wind farm for 20 years. Most wind farm nacelles today are much larger. But a team from architecture collective Superuse Studios, working with Blade-Made, chose one of the smallest to prove that the concept of a tiny turbine home could work.
1:57 Robot makes its conducting debut – The 3-armed robot performed in a concert in Germany, leading the specially written Semiconductor’s Masterpiece. The piece features 3 wildly diverging time signatures. The orchestra’s artistic director says the robot is not intended to replace humans but to perform complex music too difficult for a person to conduct.
3:41 Europe’s largest Marine Protected Area – It covers almost 300,000 km2 of the ocean floor and encompasses several vulnerable marine ecosystems. Half the new MPA is fully protected, meaning no fishing or extractive activities are allowed. While the other half is highly protected which restricts activities like fishing.
6:41 4 ways to maximize cybersecurity – Cyber insecurity is one of the biggest risks facing the world. As technology evolves and spreads, cyber resilience becomes more important than ever. Cyber resilience is an organization’s ability to minimize the impact of significant cyber incidents on its primary goals and objectives.
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Published: 23rd Nov 2024 01:00:29 By: World Economic Forum
World Economic Forum Video: Why are humans going back to the Moon, and is there really life on Mars?
Space is back! No longer the reserve of a couple of superpowers, an increasing number of countries are getting involved, and the private sector is playing a greater role than ever.
On this episode, NASA Chief Economist Alexander MacDonald talks about plans to return to the Moon, and Pascale Ehrenfreund, president of the Committee on Space Research, explains why we are looking for life on Mars and beyond, and what that might look like.
Co-hosted by Nikolai Khlystov, Lead, Space Technology, World Economic Forum
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Published: 21st Nov 2024 05:37:51 By: World Economic Forum
World Economic Forum Video: 13 top leaders from IKEA, Microsoft and more share the advice they're grateful for
What's a piece of advice that changed you for the better? In this special episode of Meet The Leader, top leaders from Microsoft, to IKEA to the International Monetary Fund and more share the feedback that was so meaningful and compelling they'd applied it throughout their careers. Learn the tough moments and powerful feedback that led to turning points and transformations, nudging leaders to reflect, change course, listen in new ways and change how they react to scale their impact. Transcript: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/meet-the-leader/episodes/leaders-advice-grateful-for-microsoft-ikea-hpe
Featured in this episode: Olajumoke Adekeye, Founder, Young Business Agency
Tejpaul Bhatia, CRO, Axiom Space
Ulrika Biesert, CHRO, Ingka Group / IKEA
Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund
Daphne Koller, CEO, insitro
Annette Mosman, CEO, APG
Nigina Muntean, Chief of Innovation, UNFPA
Sander van 't Noordende, CEO, Randstad
Christopher Oakes, CEO, Reefgen
Madison O'Brien, Customer Success and Community Lead, Teamgage
Alexi Robichaux, CEO, Better Up Fidelma Russo, CTO, Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Brad Smith, Vice Chair and President, Microsoft
Published: 20th Nov 2024 07:59:37 By: World Economic Forum
World Economic Forum Video: What is Strategic Intelligence?
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Published: 18th Nov 2024 03:05:55 By: World Economic Forum
World Economic Forum Video: AI Robot Zaps Weeds & Iceland's 4-Day Work Week | WEF | Top Stories of the Week
This week's top stories of the week include:
0:15 AI robot zaps weeds while saving crops – It’s called Concentrated Light Autonomous Weeding and Scouting or CLAWS for short. CLAWS uses AI-powered image processing to identify the crops, then targets weeds around the crop with blasts of concentrated light. This gets rid of unwanted intruders without damaging either crops or soil.
1:52 5 ways bioeconomy affects daily living – The bioeconomy uses renewable resources from land or sea to produce food, energy, and other resources. It focuses on leveraging nature's processes and products to create sustainable economic outputs. The bioeconomy is already a part of our daily lives, influencing various sectors and industries.
6:08 Iceland sees benefit of a 4-day work week – The Nordic nation of 380,000 is rolling out a new way of working. Between 2020 and 2022, 51% of Iceland’s workers accepted an offer of shorter hours, such as a 4-day week for no loss of pay. The shift has had a positive impact on work-life balance and personal stress, new research shows.
8:17 Restored Amazon ecosystems beat logging – Amazon Sacred Headwaters Alliance is fighting to safeguard 35 million hectares of rainforest through a collaboration between 30 Indigenous nations of the Amazon basin. There’s an economic case for protecting the Amazon, says Atossa Soltani, Director of Global Strategy, Amazon Sacred Headwaters Alliance.
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Published: 16th Nov 2024 01:01:09 By: World Economic Forum
Business Video: ‘Shark Tank’ star shares key to getting your business off the ground
“Shark Tank” star Daymond John shares with CNN’s Victor Blackwell the key for aspiring entrepreneurs to get their business off the ground and acquire investors. #CNN #News
Published: 23rd Nov 2024 04:00:47 By: CNN
Business Video: Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos publicly sparring over Trump
CNN contributor and tech journalist Kara Swisher weighs in on what could be behind Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos' public back-and-forth on X over President-elect Donald Trump. #CNN #News
Published: 22nd Nov 2024 01:06:08 By: CNN
Business Video: CEO of new social media company competing with X describes users' experiences
Journalist Ronan Farrow speaks to CNN's Jake Tapper about his new documentary on spyware and shares how your cell phone could be spying on you. #CNN #News
Published: 18th Nov 2024 11:34:44 By: CNN
Business Video: Why New York’s new rental bill is a game-changer
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