Davos 2015

Taoiseach expresses hope that Greece remain within euro zone

Stimulus programme dominates opening day of Davos economic forum in Switzerland

Alexander Stubb would welcome QE ‘with a smile’

WPP chief says less growth will see businesses reining in plans

Taoiseach says anything ECB does to assist price stability will be good for Europe

Companies told self-regulation not enough to halt consumer concerns about privacy

Number of chief executives expecting decline in growth has more than doubled to 17%

Predictions from 2014 that came true

He says structural reforms in Italy, Greece, Spain, Ireland and Portugal are inadequate

More than 40 heads of state will rub shoulders with 2,500 senior figures in business, social justice and economics at four-day event

Ireland’s lack of investment in apprenticeships and other forms of ‘on-the-job’ training identified as barrier to labour flexibility

Report, commissioned by Facebook, looks at businesses that maintain pages on Facebook

Research paper highlights ‘staggering’ global inequality ahead of World Economic Forum

Among the 2,500 participants at the world’s most prestigious gathering of political and business leaders, just 17 per cent will be women

Oxfam warns richest one per cent will own most by next year