What's your single biggest concern when it comes to the impact of climate change on the chocolate industry. >> There's not going to be kaka. I mean, talk to farmers here.It's scary because when I came first to Ecuador 4 years ago, I could see how the seasons and how the climate is. I could see it in my own eyes. I can see that the rainy season is not coming.Uh I could see that suddenly cacao from if cacao season was almost ending at end of December, January, suddenly there is cacao until whatever end of Jan ...

Last week, we told you about how the Israeli tech sector has fared in the wake of the war in Gaza. This week, we focus on the defense tech industry specifically, and how it's been affected by over 150 countries around the world speaking out against Israel for the way it has prosecuted the war, with some imposing sanctions. [Alarms blaring] [Gunshots] Westin: It was a war born out of the worst terrorist attack in Israel's history, and the ensuing conflict left tens of thousands dead with much of Gaza in ruin ...

-In the foothills outside the port city of Guayaquil, the economic capital of Ecuador, just 150 miles south of the equator, the landscape is dominated by the leafy green cacao plant. This is a ripe cacao fruit, right. -Yes, this is a ripe cacao fruit.[Thuds] -That's. wow. And these are.The beans are inside, right. -Yes, those are the beans, and around them it's the pulp. -This is a golden age of cocoa production in Ecuador, with output expected to reach 800,000 tons by 2030, more than double 2023 levels.The ...

Global betting companies are increasingly looking to secure a foothold in Africa's fast growing gambling market, and Super Group has been among those moving early and investing heavily in the continent. I spoke with Neal Menashe, the company's CEO, about why Africa has become such a key growth play for the company. We want to be podium positions in all the African markets that we operate in, and we've built this business brick by brick and Africa is no different.Every country is a new region for us, and it' ...

IZotop is a platform we built to help bring new drones technology into the battlefield. We want to bring the best technology that exists out there to the war fighter at the edge. And I believe many of the other western country realize it's not just about who has the best technology. It's who is capable of bringing the best technology that is out there to the hands of the soldier actually needed.Auster was inspired by his brother who died on the Lebanon warfront. >> This is my younger brother, Etan. He was 2 ...

You have talked in the past about how A. I. needs to be at the top of national priorities.What is at stake if sovereigns don't actually place A. I. at the top of their list of investment priorities.Well, first, it's great to be here. Thank you for having me on this beautiful day in Davos. I think two years ago or even one year ago on this conversation, this question just posed without being viewed as a very challenging question for many governments, because they're trying to make sense what can actually do, ...

President Trump put prohibitive tariffs on European wine back on the agenda this week when he lashed out at President Macron for refusing to pony up $1 billion to join the Council for Peace he's putting together to rebuild Gaza. -Well, nobody wants him because he's going to be out of office very soon. So, you know, that's all right. What I'll do is, if they feel like hostile, I'll put a 200% tariff on his wines and champagnes, and he'll join. Westin: Stocks reacted dramatically, with shares of Paris-based l ...

Chrystia Freeland is former Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary of Canada, and recently became an unpaid economic advisor to the Ukrainian president. She was there for the Trump-Zelensky meeting. So, Chrystia, you spent the week in Davos, in part as an unpaid economic advisor to President Zelensky of Ukraine. He had a meeting on Thursday with President Trump. Did you get a readout on that meeting and how it was perceived? -So, I'm not speaking for Ukraine, David. But as, let's say, as a friendly obs ...

It's very clear that President Trump has stolen the limelight. Everyone is talking about trade and tariffs and what's happening with Greenland. This was also meant to be the tech show.We have all the biggest tech companies here. Like how you know, what will you focus on this week to try and get the most out of Davos. Yeah, well, these are certainly interesting times.And, you know, as a global organisation, we really need an opportunity like Davos to be able to have many different conversations. We operate i ...

On this edition of Next Africa, we take a closer look at how the continent is becoming a betting powerhouse, fueled by rapid digital adoption and a growing sports audience. As the pot sweetens, international companies are placing big bets on Africa. Super Group CEO outlines what they see as the long term payoff.And the regulation debate. Can governments keep pace as the stakes rise amid growing concerns around oversight, consumer protection and the risks that come with an industry expanding at breakneck spe ...