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1. We all have a stake in the battle against Ebola. This disease respects no borders, says Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of Liberia.
2. Three lessons from Europe’s last decade. José Manuel Barroso writes that making the EU stronger demands continued reform.
3. Deficit? What deficit? The US current-account balance entered the black in 2009 and has been in surplus ever since, argues Jeffrey Frankel.
4. Why it pays to join the circular economy. It’s madness to make things that are destined for landfill.
5. What matters more: GDP or happiness? An economist weighs new evidence on a timeless debate.
6. How to close the gender gap. Views from “Global Shapers” in Lahore, New Delhi and Minneapolis ahead of our report launch next week.
7. Dubai Global Agenda meet to brainstorm challenges. “The UAE is proud to build bridges of constructive dialogue to pave the way for global growth.”(Emirates247)
8. Mixed economic signals from China. References Premier Li’s speech at our meeting in Tianjin. (New York Times)
9. Communication, disrupted. Interview on how the Forum shares information in the age of “disintermediation”. (PRSA)
10. U.S. earns good grades on global economic report card. Cites Global Competitiveness Report. (Forbes)
11. Canada welcomes Moody’s maintaining Canada’s AAA credit rating. Cites Forum research. (People Daily)
12. World Economic Forum report urges fresh look at Arab employment. Cites the Rethinking Arab Employment report. (The National)
13. World Economic Forum Recognizes 12 US Companies as Global Growth Companies. “These companies are considered trailblazers, shapers and innovators.” (Exchange Magazine)
14. Why should policymakers care about economic inequality? “There is substantial work needed to understand how inequality affects growth.”
15. Europe: a collection of cities and regions, not a group of nation states?
16. The three types of international policy. And how to influence them.
17. Will a battered world economy need permanent quantitative easing?
18. The rise of China’s female business journalists.
19. Do you send one-word emails? Power makes you deliberate less.
Image: The gloved hands of an army nurse are seen during a demonstration of an isolation chamber for the treatment of infectious disease patients, at the Germany army medical centre, Bundeswehr Clinc, in Koblenz October 16, 2014. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski
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