World Economic Forum kicks off in Davos
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The World Economic Forum’s annual meeting attracts corporate executives, academics, philanthropists and media to the Swiss Alps town of Davos. The Geneva-based think tank first hosted the event in 197
Corporate chiefs and government leaders including U.S. President Donald Trump are arriving in Davos, Switzerland, this week, joining an elite annual meeting that promotes dialogue and economic progress -- even as a domineering tone from Washington has upended the global order and billionaires have reaped trillions in new wealth as the poor lag behind.
The World Economic Forum in Davos, which began yesterday afternoon, has brought together leading figures from government, business, and civil society.
World Economic Forum is facing calls to exclude Iranian officials from Davos after the regime slaughtered thousands of its civilians, rights groups say.
Representatives for the World Economic Forum, which kicks off today in Switzerland, have confirmed to Bloomberg that Danish officials will not be attending despite being invited, as tensions over U.S. interest in acquiring Greenland intensify.
Maharashtra government on January 19, 2026 signed 19 MoUs involving investment commitments worth ₹14.5 lakh crore and over 15 lakh jobs on its first day for the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting.
The London-based Economist describes it as the “ultimate networking event"; The Guardian, a British daily, as the “last-chance saloon to save the old world order." The World Economic Forum (WEF) is an international advocacy non-governmental ...
As global leaders gather at the World Economic Forum in Davos this week, UN agencies are warning that rising hunger and displacement are not only humanitarian emergencies but growing threats to global economic stability.