Delegations from many foreign countries are expected to take part in the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) that kicks off on Sunday in Russia’s far eastern city of Vladivostok. India, China, Laos, Mongolia and Myanmar will have the largest contingents at the event, according to Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Trutnev, …
Read More »Ex-Russian president blasts Davos forum
Discussions about the supply of tanks to Ukraine at the annual World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland are a “disgrace,” former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev has said. Earlier on Tuesday, Polish President Andrzej Duda used a WEF panel to call on Western nations to organize “bigger support” for Kiev …
Read More »Putin speaks at St. Petersburg International Economic Forum
Russian President Vladimir Putin is taking part in a plenary session on the second day of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF). President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and President of Egypt Abdel Fatah el-Sisi are also attending the session. President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping is …
Read More »More than 320 agreements to be inked at St. Petersburg International Economic Forum
“To date, more than 320 agreements are being prepared for the signing at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum,” the CEO of the Roscongress Foundation, Alexander Stuglev, told Russia-24 TV channel.“These are agreements to be concluded between federal authorities and regions, between regions and companies of various kinds of investment …
Read More »Russia’s 2021 St. Petersburg Economic Forum to address new economic reality world faces after Covid-19
According to the forum’s official website, the key topic will be “A collective reckoning of the new global economic reality.” More than a hundred events are planned to be held within the forum’s business program. Business sessions will be broadcast on the forum’s platforms, so that participants from countries where …
Read More »Lockdowns are NOT ‘quietly improving cities,’ World Economic Forum concedes, deleting its much-ridiculed tweet
The WEF’s controversial message turned out to be quite short-lived, surviving less than a day on its feed under a barrage of outraged comments. The tweet was accompanied by a video, showing deserted streets and silent factories, that noted a record drop in carbon emissions. It also linked to an …
Read More »World Economic Forum shouted down on Twitter for suggesting Covid-19 lockdowns ‘improved cities all over the world’
A video accompanying the Friday tweet by the WEF shows images of deserted streets, grounded airliners and idled factories, then notes record declines in air pollution and a drop in carbon emissions. It later shows busy, smog-choked highways and notes that “the drop won’t slow climate change unless we lock …
Read More »If only they listened to Greta: World Economic Forum says CLIMATE CHANGE wrecked Venus
“We can learn a lot about climate change from Venus, our sister planet,” read an article on the World Economic Forum’s website this week. According to the post, new scientific modelling has revealed that for much of its history, Venus had surface temperatures similar to present-day Earth, complete with oceans, …
Read More »‘Absurd virtue signalling’: World Economic Forum panned for crazy claim that black people are excluded from the outdoors
It sounds like a parody of a liberal crusade but it’s actually real. The Swiss-based NGO is so concerned about people being excluded from *checks notes* the countryside, that it’s touting the efforts of a woman who started a hiking club. In an article on its website, the WEF informs …
Read More »Krasnoyarsk economic forum was postponed due to coronavirus
Keough, which was held from 19 to 21 March, was postponed “on the advice of the Federal Executive authorities” Krasnoyarsk economic forum, scheduled for 19-21 March, was postponed indefinitely, said the head of the press service of the Governor Maxim Kudryavtsev, reports TASS. “Postponed indefinitely. The decision was made just …
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