DAVOS, Jan 20 — Many developing countries are facing major debt crises due to inflationary pressures and rising interest rates, said the United Nations Development Programme's (UNDP) administrator Achim Steiner.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 6 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese have discussed efforts to improve bilateral relations and cooperation in various sectors under the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (CSP) framework.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 20 — Malaysia has been recognised as the best country in Southeast Asia in the Energy Transition Index by the World Economic Forum (WEF) recently.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 15 — Innovation would serve as a societal equaliser and growth engine for Malaysia to revitalise the economy as the country has the right conditions prepared, in the form of reliable infrastructure, committed resources, adaptable workforce and political will.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 15 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today announced the establishment of the Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution Malaysia (C4IR), an independent centre within the World Economic Forum (WEF) global ecosystem focusing on two priorities — digital transformation and GovTech, and energy transition.

TORONTO, May 3 — Major disruptions will occur in the job market over the next five years as more companies adopt artificial intelligence (AI) technologies and the global economy worsens, the World Economic Forum (WEF) said in its latest report, reported Anadolu.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 1 — The Small-and-Medium Enterprises Association of Malaysia (Samenta) has urged the government to convene a task force in order to address the severe disruption in the job market and plan for the future of work.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 1 — The World Economic Forum (WEF) has revealed that almost a quarter of jobs, or 23 per cent, are expected to change in the next five years via a 10.2 per cent growth in some jobs, and a 12.3 per cent decline in others as a result of technology and digitalisation, according to a publication The Future of Jobs Report 2023.

DAVOS, Jan 17 — Nearly two-thirds of the chief economists surveyed by the World Economic Forum (WEF) forecast a global recession in 2023, despite being optimistic about inflation and strong balance sheets.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 20 — Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin will lead the Malaysian delegation to Geneva, Switzerland to attend the upcoming 75th World Health Assembly (WHA75), World Economic Forum (WEF) and 151st Session of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Executive Board (EB151) from May 22 to May 30.

ANKARA, Dec 18 — The few countries in the world with advanced digital economies and skills, robust social safety nets and previous experience were able to handle the impact of the novel coronavirus pandemic, a report released on Thursday by the World Economic Forum (WEF) found.