Keyword: World Economic Forum (WEF)

Markets & Companies

Global Competitiveness Index

21.11.2016 - Addressing supply-side constraints to growth is of high importance, according to the Global Competitiveness Report 2016-2017. The annual report — issued by the World Economic Forum...

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GAVI and US Merck Link on Ebola Vaccine

27.01.2016 - Geneva, Switzerland-based GAVI (Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization), a public-private partnership, and Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD), known in the US as Merck & Co, have...

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Drug Firms Urge Governments to Fight Superbugs

26.01.2016 - More than 80 international drug and biotechnology companies have urged governments to work with them to combat the emergence of drug-resistant superbugs, according to a report by...

Markets & Companies

Global Competitiveness Index

19.11.2014 - Innovation, talent development and institutional strength continue to play a defining role in determining the world's most competitive economies, according to the Global...

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Bahrain: Bringing Innovation and Industrialization to Life

12.11.2013 - Bahrain had not been on the map of many investors from the chemical industry until December 2012 when German chemical giant BASF inaugurated a new plastics additives facility in...

Logistics & Supply Chain

Global Supply Chains and Corruption

30.10.2013 - Barrier To Business - One of the defining trends of the past three decades has been globalization. In order to take advantage of low-cost labor in emerging economies, companies...

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FDA Head, Company CEOs Cheer Bumper Haul of New Drugs

26.01.2013 - Pharmaceutical industry productivity is improving as a more targeted approach to drug development yields dividends and regulators offer speedier decisions on medicines that make a...

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Genzyme, Sanofi Reach Agreement in Principle on Takeover Terms

01.02.2011 - U.S. biotech Genzyme and French drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis have reached agreement in principle on the terms of a deal under which Sanofi would acquire Genzyme, three sources familiar...