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Study foresees robots swiftly replacing humans in the accounting, client management, industrial, postal and secretarial sectors

Robots will handle over 50% of work tasks by 2025 - WEF

Science and Technology / 17 Sep

Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi also defended a court decision to jail two Reuters reporters

Rohingya crisis 'could have been handled better'

Myanmar / 13 Sep

One exhibition allows users experience another person's movements

Science Gallery offers new perspectives at Davos

News Lens / 26 Jan

Donald Trump speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos

Trump tells Davos US 'is open for business'

Games have the power to change the way decisions are made, and could help to solve global issues, according to Mary Flanagan

Game Changer: Power of computer games in Davos focus

News Lens / 25 Jan

Dan Buettner has gathered his knowledge in the world's happiest places.

It's a dog owner's life: Davos hears happiness secrets

News Lens / 25 Jan

Leo Varadkar were both speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos

Taoiseach calls on UK to stick to border commitments

European countries would need to cope with a more competitive tax environment, the German Chancellor has said

Merkel tells Davos that isolation is not the answer

Business / 24 Jan

Cate Blanchett told the WEF over 22 million people in the world are refugees, and half of them are women and girls

Blanchett highlights plight of refugees in Davos speech

News Lens / 23 Jan

Davos: Ireland has wealth to be more inclusive society

Analysis and Comment / 24 Jan

The Swiss town of Davos has become inextricably linked with the World Economic Forum

Davos - What's it all about?

News Lens / 24 Jan

Tourism Ireland said it has developed a significant digital footprint in recent years, particularly in social media

Ireland ranks third globally for tourism marketing

Business / 07 Apr 17

Pierre Moscovici says there can be no talks on customs issues until the UK leaves the EU

No customs talks ahead of Brexit - Moscovici

News / 20 Jan 17

IDA Ireland is in Davos to push for foreign direct investment into Ireland

Firms may decide on Brexit relocation in Q2 - IDA

News / 18 Jan 17

Xi Jinping is the first Chinese president to address the World Economic Forum at Davos

Xi tells Davos that no-one will win trade war

Business / 17 Jan 17

The Geneva-based WEF has tracked the disparities between the sexes since 2006 in four areas

Economic gender gap could take 170 years to close

Business / 26 Oct 16

his is the third year in a row that Ireland has risen in the World Economic Forum's index

Ireland moves up on Global Competitiveness Index

Business / 28 Sep 16

China's Li Keqiang says Brexit adds more global uncertainty

Brexit heightens global uncertainty: China's Li

Business / 27 Jun 16

Joseph Stiglitz said there was little or no economic growth since Ireland's financial crisis in 2008

Ireland's economic growth 'no victory yet'

News / 21 Jan 16

Ireland is ranked 24th in the latest Global Competitiveness Report from the World Economic Forum

Ireland improves in Competitiveness Report

Business / 01 Oct 15

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang upbeat on his country's economy

China's Premier says economic prospects positive

Business / 09 Sep 15

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has not missed Davos since taking office

Taoiseach warns of a 'drift to populism'

News / 22 Jan 15

January 21-24 meeting of the rich and powerful at Davos comes amid a spate of global crises

World Economic Forum to draw record numbers

Business / 06 Jan 15

Ireland has slipped to eighth place, down from sixth last year

Access to work helps narrow global gender gap

News / 28 Oct 14

Switzerland's slick efficiency, innovation and macro economic stability kept it on top for a sixth year in a row

Swiss economy most competitive once again

Business / 03 Sep 14

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