Predsjednik Vlade u Davosu: Multinacionalne kompanije imaju veliki interes za daljnja ulaganja u Hrvatsku
https://vlada.gov.hr/vijesti/predsjednik-vlade-u-davosu-multinacionalne-kompanije-imaju-veliki-interes-za-daljnja-ulaganja-u-hrvatsku/23244
Predsjednik Vlade Republike Hrvatske Andrej Plenković sudjeluje danas i sutra u Davosu na Godišnjem sastanku Svjetskog gospodarskog foruma.
Posjet Davosu započeo je sastankom s izraelskim premijerom Benjaminom Netanyahuom, zatim grčkim premijerom Alexisom Tsiprasom te nizozemskim premijerom Markom Rutteom.
U izjavi za medije predsjednik Vlade Plenković kazao je da su teme tih razgovora prvenstveno bile unaprjeđenje gospodarskih i političkih odnosa između Hrvatske i tih zemalja.
Naglasio je da s Izraelom očekuje daljnji razvoj gospodarske suradnje, osobito u području poljoprivrede i mediteranske suradnje.
„Ponudili smo suradnju koja bi se odnosila na brodogradnju te naravno u području političkih multilateralnih foruma i obrambene suradnje“, naveo je Plenković.
Predsjednik Vlade Andrej Plenković prije godinu dana bio je u službenom posjetu Izraelu, a uzvratni posjet izraelskog premijera Benjamina Netanyahua, koji je prihvatio njegov poziv, očekuje tijekom ove godine.
„To će biti bitan signal za daljnje jačanje hrvatsko-izraelskih odnosa“, istaknuo je Plenković.
Što se tiče Grčke, kazao je da je to zemlja s kojom Hrvatska nažalost ima premalu gospodarsku razmjenu.
„Hrvatska i Grčka trebaju zajednički ojačati suradnju u jadransko-jonskom bazenu, te za to iskoristiti EU strategiju - Jadransko-jonsku inicijativu, i povećati gospodarske, energetske i prometne koridore u ovom dijelu Europe“, smatra predsjednik Vlade Plenković.
S nizozemskim premijerom razgovarao je o poziciji Nizozemske kao jednog od većih ulagača u Hrvatsku te o suradnji u okviru Europske unije.
Predsjednik Vlade Andrej Plenković danas je sudjelovao na neformalnom okupljanju svjetskih lidera na temu "Stvaranje zajedničke budućnosti u podijeljenom svijetu", što je i moto ovogodišnjeg okupljanja.
Govoreći o toj raspravi, napomenuo je da su glavne teme bile globalni razvojni ciljevi do 2030., odnosno nastojanja da se pozitivni globalni gospodarski trendovi povežu s kvalitetnijim socijalnim politikama, kako bi načelo solidarnosti bilo vidljivije u kontekstu pitanja nejednakosti.
Novinare je zanimalo što očekuje od sastanaka s vodećim ljudima multinacionalnih kompanija, koji su na rasporedu danas poslijepodne. Podsjetimo, sastat će se s Mattom Brittinom, operativnim predsjednikom Googlea za Europu, Bliski istok i Afriku, Christophom Franzom, predsjednikom švicarske zdravstvene korporacije F.Hoffmann – La Roche AG, predsjednicom i glavnom izvršnom direktoricom tvrtke Booking.com Gillian Tans, te Feritom F. Sahenkom, predsjednikom turske Dogus grupe.
Predsjednik Vlade izrazio je zadovoljstvo činjenicom da sve te kompanije imaju veliki interes za Hrvatsku kao zemlju koja se gospodarski razvija i koja je vrlo pogodna za daljnja ulaganja.
Najavio je da će sastanak s predsjednikom Europske investicijske banke iskoristiti za razgovor o nastavku suradnje na brojnim projektima, koji trebaju pridonijeti regionalnom razvoju i boljem korištenju europskih sredstava.
Govoreći o odnosima Europske unije i Sjedinjenih Američkih država, o kojem je bilo dosta riječi na ovogodišnjem forumu, predsjednik Vlade Andrej Plenković kazao je da su 2017. obilježila dva ključna politička trenutka u Europi. Jedan je reizbor Angele Merkel, a drugi izbor novog francuskog predsjednika Emanuela Macrona.
Dodao je da se to zbilo u kontekstu pregovora o Brexitu te da je ta nova konfiguracija Europskoga vijeća sada u poziciji udahnuti novi optimizam za europski projekt, uoči razgovora o novom višegodišnjem financijskom okviru, jačanja europskih politika i stvaranja pouzdanije i optimističnije atmosfere na europskom kontinentu.
„Odnosi s Amerikom su važni. Europska unija je prvak multilateralizma, želi dogovor, želi konsenzus i nastoji biti uključiva“, kazao je predsjednik Vlade.
Pojasnio je da nezadovoljstvo u odnosima proizlazi ponajviše zbog činjenice da se SAD povukao iz Pariškog sporazuma o klimatskim promjenama, što je bio signal koji nije naišao na odobravanje ni kod jedne države članice EU. Međutim, dodao je, nitko od europskih čelnika nema ništa protiv dolaska američkog predsjednika Trumpa na forum, a i američki kongresnici koji sudjeluju na forumu jasno su naglasili kako njegova poruka ,,Amerika prva'' ne znači Amerika bez svojih partnera i bez suradnje.
Osvrnuvši se, na upit novinara, na domaće teme, ponovio je kako smatra da se u Hrvatskoj malo govori o dobrim stvarima.
„Činjenica je da nakon porezne reforme zbog promjena u porezu na dohodak jedan veliki broj naših građana ima veća primanja, da smo podigli dva puta po pet posto minimalnu plaću, da je prosječna plaća narasla i da se pokazalo na segmentu potrošnje da ljudi imaju viša primanja. To je vidljivo iz svih gospodarskih pokazatelja – nikad niža stopa nezaposlenosti, povećanje stope zaposlenosti, smanjenje javnoga duga, suficit opće države. Sve to govori da ti makroekonomski efekti imaju konkretan učinak na građane“, naveo je predsjednik Vlade.
Naglasio je da je Vlada apsolutno svjesna da je dio građana, nažalost, u blokadi i dodao da planira donijeti novi Ovršni zakon.
„Vlada je svjesna problema koje imamo, ali je isto tako ponosna na postignuća. I ta postignuća ćemo vrlo jasno isticati i artikulirati“, poručio je predsjednik Vlade.
Dodao je kako Vlada nastoji da državna uprava bude pravi servis građanima kako bi oni sve što trebaju na bilo kojoj razini dobili u što bržem roku i na što kvalitetniji način.
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Pope Francis’s message to Davos 2018 in full
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/01/the-pope-s-announcement-to-wef18/
This is the text of a prepared speech read at Davos by Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson, Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development.
To Professor Klaus Schwab, Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum
I am grateful for your invitation to participate in the World Economic Forum 2018 and for your desire to include the perspective of the Catholic Church and the Holy See at the meeting in Davos. I thank you also for your efforts to bring this perspective to the attention of those gathered for this annual Forum, including the distinguished political and governmental authorities present and all those engaged in the fields of business, the economy, work and culture, as they discuss the challenges, concerns hopes and prospects of the world today and of the future.
The theme chosen for this year’s Forum - Creating a Shared Future in a Fractured World - is very timely. I trust that it will assist in guiding your deliberations as you seek better foundations for building inclusive, just and supportive societies, capable of restoring dignity to those who live with great uncertainty and who are unable to dream of a better world.
At the level of global governance, we are increasingly aware that there is a growing fragmentation between States and Institutions. New actors are emerging, as well as new economic competition and regional trade agreements. Even the most recent technologies are transforming economic models and the globalized world itself, which, conditioned by private interests and an ambition for profit at all costs, seem to favour further fragmentation and individualism, rather than to facilitate approaches that are more inclusive.
The recurring financial instabilities have brought new problems and serious challenges that governments must confront, such as the growth of unemployment, the increase in various forms of poverty, the widening of the socio-economic gap and new forms of slavery, often rooted in situations of conflict, migration and various social problems. “Together with this, we encounter certain rather selfish lifestyles, marked by an opulence which is no longer sustainable and frequently indifferent to the world around us, and especially to the poorest of the poor. To our dismay we see technical and economic questions dominating political debate, to the detrement of genuine concern for human beings. Men and women risk being reduced to mere cogs in a machine that treats them as items of consumption to be exploited, with the result that - as is so tragically apparent - whenever a human life no longer proves useful for that machine, it is discarded with few qualms.” (Address to the European Parliament, Strasbourg, 25 November 2014)
In this context, it is vital to safeguard the dignity of the human person, in particular by offering to all people real opportunities for integral human development and by implementing economic policies that favour the family. “Economic freedom must not prevail over the practical freedom of man and over his rights, and the market must not be absolute, but honour the exigencies of justice” (Address to the General Confederation of Italian Industry, 27 February 2016). Economic models, therefore, are also required to observe an ethic of sustainable and integral development, based on values that place the human person and his or her rights at the centre.
“Before the many barriers of injustice, of loneliness, of distrust and of suspiction which are still being elaborated in our day, the world of labour is called upon to take courageous steps in order that ‘being and working together’ is not merely a slogan but a programme for the present and the future” (Ibid). Only through a firm resolve shared by all economic actors may we hope to give a new direction to the destiny of our world. So too artificial intelligence, robotics and other technological innovations must be so employed that they contribute to the service of humanity and to the protection of our common home, rather than to the contrary, as some assessments unfortunately foresee.
We cannot remain silent in the face of the suffering of millions of people whose dignity is wounded, nor can we continue to move forward as if the spread of poverty and injustice has no cause. It is a moral imperative, a responsibility that involves everyone, to create the right conditions to allow each person to live in a dignified manner. By rejecting a ‘throwaway’ culture and a mentality of indifference, the entrepreneurial world has enormous potential to effect substantial change by increasing the quality of productivity, creating new jobs, respecting labour laws, fighting against public and private corruption and promoting social justice, together with the fair and equitable sharing of profits.
There is a grave responsibility to exercise wise discernment, for the decisions made will be decisive for shaping the world of tomorrow and that of future generations. Thus, if we want a more secure future, one that encourages the prosperity of all, then it is necessary to keep the compass continually oriented towards “true North”, represented by authentic values. Now is the time to take courageous and bold steps for our beloved planet. This is the right moment to put into action our responsibility to contribute to the development of humanity.
I hope, therefore, that this 2018 meeting of the World Economic Forum will allow an open, free, and respectful exchange, and be inspired above all else by the desire to advance the common good.
In renewing my best wishes for the success of the meeting, I willingly invoke upon you and all participating in the Forum the divine blessings of wisdom and strength.
From the Vatican, 12th January 2018
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The 2018 World Economic Forum Arrives in Davos: In Pictures
Billionaires, world leaders and investors are gathering in Davos for the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting.
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The closely watched 2018 edition of the World Economic Forum is suffering a deep freeze, including the heaviest snowfall in the meeting’s 48-year history. Held every year in the Swiss alpine town of Davos, it’s the place to be for the global elite to mingle and swap big ideas. This year’s forum carries the theme of "Creating a Shared Future in a Fractured World" and will include 400 sessions. Delegates are attending from around the world, including a certain Tweeter-in-Chief, the largest Chinese group to date and the first all-female slate of co-chairs.
The Forum runs from January 23-26.
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Ranking the richest ten speakers at Davos 2018
https://www.verdict.co.uk/private-banker-international/news/ranking-richest-ten-speakers-davos-2018/
The richest of those speaking at this week’s World Economic Forum in Davos dwarf the rest, according to research by Private Banker International’s sister website Verdict, in association with GlobalData WealthInsight.
Such is the wealth of this year’s speaker line up that while Davos is known to attract the world’s richest business and political leaders a small minority of multi-billionaires drastically raises the average wealth.
The three wealthiest speakers at Davos this year are Microsoft founder: Bill Gates, with a net worth of $72.7bn; Alibaba founder and chief executive Jack Ma, with a net worth of $47bn; and US investor and hedge fund manager Ray Dalio, with a net worth of $14.1bn.
US president Donald Trump caused a stir when it was revealed earlier this month he would be attending this year’s Davos meeting – known as a globalist convention at odds with Trump’s American First policy.
Trump is expected to deliver a key note address towards the end of the conference. He is the sixth richest speaker at this year’s WEF.
The uber-rich that dominate the list of speakers this year means that the average net worth of those speaking at the WEF in 2018 is a whopping $414.3m, slightly down from $469.5m in 2017.
The average net worth among Davos speakers in 2016 was $358.5m.
WealthInsight’s head of research Oliver Williams said: “With an average wealth of almost half a billion per speaker, this year’s World Economic Forum has one of its most wealthy line-ups.
“With as many as 12 billionaires set to lecture Davos this year, the average wealth of each of the 433 speakers is skewed into the hundreds of millions. The net worth of businessmen such as Bill Gates and Jack Ma dwarfs that of the many journalists, academics and writers, pushing the speakers’ average to over $400m.”
Williams added: “Speakers discussing this year’s theme, ‘Creating a Shared Future in a Fractured World’, are bound to address issues of wealth inequality. But coming from such a wealthy panel, many will struggle to take them seriously.”
Richest Davos speakers in 2018 Net worth
Bill Gates – Microsoft founder $72.7bn
Jack Ma – Alibaba founder and CEO $47.2bn
Ray Dalio – Investor and hedge fund manager $14.1bn
Richard Liu – Founder of JD.com $7.38bn
Sunil Bharti Mittal – Founder of Bharti Enterprises $6.22bn
Donald Trump – Property tycoon and US president $4.9bn
Marc Benioff – Founder and CEO of Salesforce $3.35bn
David Rubenstein – Co-founder and co-CEO of the Carlyle Group $2.76bn
Petro Poroshenko – Oligarch and president of Ukraine $1.6bn
Anand Mahindra – Chairman of Mahindra Group
World Economic Forum 2018
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Credit Suisse is a long standing strategic partner of the World Economic Forum and regularly contributes to its annual meetings in Davos. This year's topic "Creating a shared future in a Fractured World" calls leaders to develop a shared perspective on political, economic and social topics to embrace positive change globally. Together with world leaders, we will again represent, debate and shape our views at events and through research contributions to guide us in 2018 and beyond.
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The world needs 'qualitative easing' and business must lead
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/01/the-world-needs-qualitative-easing-and-business-must-lead/
Professor Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum
A message from Professor Klaus Schwab to the participants of Davos 2018.
Ten years ago, when leaders gathered in Davos, we were at the beginning of the global financial crisis. I predicted that the financial crisis would be followed by an economic, and ultimately by a social crisis.
Now, ten years later, we look once again with optimism at our future, having managed the financial crisis and returned to strong economic growth. But still, we are stuck in a social crisis and there is no doubt that we are living in a fractured world. The big concern is that our optimism lets us forget that economic growth without restoring the social contract will not be sustainable.
Since 2008, a concerted and coordinated program of quantitative easing helped ailing economies to adjust and recover. Today I believe we need the social equivalent of quantitative easing, a new social contract that provides what we might term “qualitative easing” for societies struggling with the realities of a transforming world. Just as governments and financial oversight bodies came together with significant rescue measures a decade ago, so today’s crisis requires stakeholders to engage in a determined effort to rebuild the foundations of society.
Through the post-war decades, countries that saw the strongest and most widely distributed prosperity had a powerful and positive social contract at their heart. The social contracts that underpinned these successes paired growth with inclusiveness. They implied mutual responsibility for the future, sharing prosperity between shareholders and stakeholders, between capital and labour. Today there is a widespread perception that the distribution is skewed too much towards capital.
In this environment, the implicit social contract that served many countries well has been damaged and broken. In the view of many it has become an “anti-social contract”, under which business is the winner, who takes it all.
Like the financial crisis, where the systemic underpinning of the global system was threatened, the foundation of our social relationship is under severe strain. This social crisis is every bit as threatening to the health of our future as the financial crisis was a decade ago, and requires an equally concerted attempt from all stakeholders to avert disaster.
Through the financial crisis a decade ago, by necessity it was government that had to lead rescue efforts, working with each other internationally, together with central banks, financial oversight bodies, and the banking sector. Who should lead recovery efforts through the social crisis?
I believe that this time business, with its global span and influence, should take the lead. Business is a major stakeholder in the health of the global economic and social system. If the system is broken and the social contract is failing, business leaders, in Davos and around the world, must play a leading role in repairing them.
In this sense, qualitative easing means more than a short term boost. On the contrary, we must work to fundamentally improve the system for those who have been left behind by focusing as much on the quality of economic growth as on the quantity of it as traditionally measured by GDP. To facilitate this, the World Economic Forum launched the Inclusive Development Index yesterday which provides an alternative metric of national economic performance.
The system must, at its core, be greener, more equitable, more respectful of diversity and particularly gender parity. We must ensure the Fourth Industrial Revolution unfolds with humanity at its centre, not technology.
Over the course of the past 48 years, the World Economic Forum has evolved into the global platform for business, government and civil society to come together to shape global, regional and industry agendas. This meeting is an important point of connection for all our communities. It is your opportunity to take advantage of the platform we have built, not only to bring you together, but to catalyse action from your ideas.
The World Economic Forum can only deliver against our commitment to improve the state of the world to the extent of your passion and your engagement. My hope is that you will take full advantage of the programme and its manifold opportunities to make a significant difference.
This time, in response to the critical social crisis we are facing, business must take the lead. But it cannot do this alone. To quote Pope Francis, “the entrepreneurial world has enormous potential to effect substantial change by increasing the quality of productivity, creating new jobs, respecting labour laws, fighting against public and private corruption and promoting social justice, together with the fair and equitable sharing of profits”. Clearly, government and civil society must be fully engaged partners in a truly multistakeholder effort.
Over the past decade, the concerted international effort to deliver quantitative easing to our economies has been successful in rescuing us from the worst excesses. This time, to create a shared future in a fractured world, we must focus on the qualitative impact of our decisions. What we truly and urgently need is a new social contract that provides real “qualitative easing” for all those who have been left behind. We have it in our power to address the perils of a fractured world, but we will succeed only if we join our forces and work together – as joint stakeholders in our global society. We come here together representing different cultures and nations, and we work together with a collaborative spirit and mutual respect.
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The 2018 World Economic Forum Arrives in Davos: In Pictures
Billionaires, world leaders and investors are gathering in Davos for the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting.
By Tom Hall
January 23, 2018, 2:51 PM GMT+1
The closely watched 2018 edition of the World Economic Forum is suffering a deep freeze, including the heaviest snowfall in the meeting’s 48-year history. Held every year in the Swiss alpine town of Davos, it’s the place to be for the global elite to mingle and swap big ideas. This year’s forum carries the theme of "Creating a Shared Future in a Fractured World" and will include 400 sessions. Delegates are attending from around the world, including a certain Tweeter-in-Chief, the largest Chinese group to date and the first all-female slate of co-chairs.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/photo-essays/2018-01-23/the-2018-world-economic-forum-arrives-in-davos-in-pictures
BREAKING: President Donald Trump gives URGENT America First Speech at DAVOS World Economic Forum
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FULL SPEECH: President Trump Addresses The World Economic Forum DAVOS 1/26/2018, Switzerland
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Full text: Trump Davos speech transcript ( Z.M.)
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/01/26/full-text-trump-davos-speech-transcript-370861