What is the Savings and Investments Union?

Source: European Commission (video statements)

What is the Savings and Investments Union?
Discover the primary objectives of the Savings and Investments Union and how it will reshape Europe’s financial landscape.

Europeans save around €1.4 trillion each year in low-interest rate bank deposits, while European businesses, especially start-ups and small enterprises, struggle to secure investment funding for their projects. The need for a strategic investment approach is evident.

To address this, the Savings and Investments Union aims to streamline investment processes and expand opportunities, driving EU economic growth and boosting household wealth.

This initiative will empower a variety of stakeholders, including investment firms and individual citizens, to participate in investments across the EU, facilitating access to capital for critical sectors such as green and digital transitions.

The Savings and Investments Union also focuses on equipping people with the knowledge and skills they need so that, if they decide to invest, they can make informed decisions.

Ultimately, the objectives of the Savings and Investments Union are to amplify investment choices, support EU enterprises, and strengthen the regional economy, leading to improved living standards for all Europeans.

00:00 Europeans save €1.4 trillion each year
00:29 The benefits of the Savings and Investments Union
00:59 Why does it make sense to invest?
01:21 Investing does not need to be expensive
01:41 Knowledge to make informed investing decisions

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Opportunities of the Ocean Economy

Source: World Economic Forum (video statements)

The ocean economy contributes over $2.5 trillion to global GDP annually and supports nearly 350 million jobs worldwide.

How can key ocean-reliant sectors like shipping, ports, food, energy and tourism drive a regenerative ocean economy that balances economic growth, social prosperity and marine conservation?

Find out more about the work of the Ocean Action Agenda, accelerating ambitious solutions for a sustainable ocean economy.

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GPS for the Moon & Uncertain Global Economic Outlook | WEF | Top Stories Week

Source: World Economic Forum (video statements)

This week’s top stories of the week include:

0:15 Firm building a GPS for the Moon — A Spanish tech company, GMV, is developing LUPIN—a lunar GPS system that helps rovers and astronauts navigate the Moon’s surface safely. Designed with the European Space Agency, LUPIN identifies the best routes by using satellite data to avoid hazards and guide explorers to their destinations.

1:31 How an AI agent could help you — If you’ve heard of AIAgents, you probably think of them as a sort of personalized robot assistant that can carry out tasks on your behalf. That would be wrong, says Kanjun Qiu, CEO of Imbue, an AI research lab. She says that, correctly used, AI agents are an advanced software tool that empowers users to customize and interact with their digital space more fully, without requiring the advanced skills of coders.

4:07 Uncertain global economic outlook — Amid trade tensions and a rise in nationalism, the world’s chief economists are unanimous in predicting a poor year for the global economy. It’s not all bad news, though: the rise of AI adds opportunity as well as disruption, while a reshuffle in global geopolitics could allow more marginal markets to shape their own destinies.

7:22 Students find careers with AI — In Latvia, students are getting help planning their futures with an AI career coach called Nākotnes darbs, or "future of work". This web-based platform starts with a personality test, asking users to rate their interest in 60 different activities, such as repairing bicycles or working in a lab.The World Economic Forum is the International Organization for Public-Private Cooperation. The Forum engages the foremost political, business, cultural and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas. We believe that progress happens by bringing together people from all walks of life who have the drive and the influence to make positive change.

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Experts Explain | Daniel Susskind | How can we rethink growth?

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Given the overlapping crises facing the world today—widening inequality, accelerating climate change, rising political instability, and slowing progress in poverty reduction—it’s no longer enough to ask whether economies are growing. We need to ask at what costs and in what ways.

In our latest episode of Experts Explain, Oxford professor and author Daniel Susskind discusses how we found ourselves in today’s growth dilemma and why confronting today’s challenges demands a total rethink of prosperity, how we measure it and what we truly value.

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How Africa is harnessing tech to deliver healthcare

Source: World Economic Forum (video statements)

Cuts to aid budgets are having a huge impact on the delivery of healthcare in Africa, the Forum’s Lora du Moulin tells Radio Davos. The head of Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, Jean Kaseya, says why tech and regional collaboration give him hope for the future of the continent and the health of its people.

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“This is the most exciting thing technologically I’ve seen in my lifetime”. #radiodavos #weforum

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Google’s chief economist, Fabien Curto Millet, gives his take on the Outlook and the impact of GenAI, which he calls "the most exciting thing technologically I’ve seen in my lifetime".

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Justice Department Hosts 32nd Annual Federal Interagency Holocaust Remembrance Program (ASL version)

Source: United States Department of Justice (video statements)

Today, the Justice Department hosted the 32nd Annual Federal Interagency Holocaust Remembrance program. Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon delivered remarks, followed by a discussion with Eugene Bergman, a Holocaust survivor, that was moderated by Ellen Germain, Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues at the Department of State.

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Justice Department Hosts 32nd Annual Federal Interagency Holocaust Remembrance Program

Source: United States Department of Justice (video statements)

Today, the Justice Department hosted the 32nd Annual Federal Interagency Holocaust Remembrance program. Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon delivered remarks, followed by a discussion with Eugene Bergman, a Holocaust survivor, that was moderated by Ellen Germain, Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues at the Department of State.

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The Civil Rights Division Hosts the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America

Source: United States Department of Justice (video statements)

On May 7, 2025, Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon welcomed the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America to the Justice Department to address the alarming rise in Anti-Semitism since October 7th, as well as the Civil Rights Division’s ongoing efforts to protect all people of faith nationwide.

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