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The Latest Breaking News from Davos

Trump 2.0 Boosts Interest In Davos: World Economic Forum Chief

Donald Trump is not stepping foot in Davos this week but the head of the World Economic Forum says the new president has brought renewed interest in the annual gathering of business and political leaders.

International Business Times

Reeves heads to Davos in bid for more investment

The Chancellor said she ‘will not rest’ until the economy is growing.

Evening Standard

David Beckham urges Davos leaders to fight for girls’ rights

Beckham told the World Economic Forum girls were held back by violence, poverty and discrimination

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UK ‘second most attractive country for investment’, survey finds

The survey of chief executives, published ahead of the World Economic Forum, follows an upgraded growth forecast from the IMF

The Guardian - UK

Protesters are back at Davos, including some unusual faces

Some 300 people including two millionaires protested in Davos on Sunday. Demonstrators carried placards with slogans such as "Tax the rich", "Shut up! Pay taxes" and "Smash colonial capitalism".

Fortune

Billionaire wealth on the rise, says Oxfam, warning of 'aristocratic oligarchy'

As global elites arrive in Davos for the annual World Economic Forum, the global advocacy group Oxfam reported that billionaires' wealth increased three times faster in 2024 than the previous year, and it warned of an emerging “aristocratic oligarchy” with enormous political clout, primed to profit from Donald Trump’s presidency…

Radio France Internationale

Billionaires’ wealth grew by £1.6 trillion last year, Oxfam says

Billionaire wealth has grown faster last year, and now the world can expect at least 5 trillionaires within a decade, even as the number of people in poverty has barely budged since 1990

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New 'Oligarchy' Under Fire As Elites Descend On Davos

A leading NGO warned Monday of an emerging "aristocratic oligarchy" with massive political clout and primed to profit from Donald Trump's presidency, as global elites descend on Davos for their annual confab.

International Business Times

Reeves blasted over Davos investment drive while millionaire non-doms desert the UK

Labour chancellor will try to attract overseas investment at World Economic Forum meeting this week while row rages at home over tax changes for millionaire foreign nationals living in the UK

The Independent UK

Davos is appealing for ‘collaboration in the intelligent age’. Good luck with that

The annual gathering of the globally minded is looking forlorn in the light of Trump 2.0 and trade rows

The Guardian - UK

Rachel Reeves will go on Davos charm offensive as plan for cuts rattles nerves at home

The chancellor will seek investment in the UK as the Labour government prepares to reduce the benefits bill

The Guardian - UK

At Davos, Trump will face a less friendly brand of billionaire – but their dominance is waning

These high priests of globalisation are facing the fact that Trump’s tariffs are part of a global shift to protectionism, says Guardian columnist Larry Elliott

The Guardian - UK

Armed conflict emerges as top global risk for 2025 ahead of Davos summit

As Donald Trump prepares to take office as the 47th US president, a new World Economic Forum report has identified armed conflict as the foremost global risk for 2025, highlighting rising divisions among world leaders ahead of the annual Davos meeting.

Radio France Internationale

The Insider’s Guide to Davos

It’s that time of the year again: from January 20 to 24, the world’s business and political elite is headed to Davos, Switzerland for the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum.

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Trump To Participate Virtually In Davos World Economic Forum

President Trump to engage virtually in Davos World Economic Forum post-inauguration, discussing policy priorities with global business leaders.

International Business Times

Trump To Make Online Address To Global Elite's Davos Meeting

Donald Trump will speak online to the annual meeting of the global political and business elite in Davos next week, days after taking office as US president, the World Economic Forum said on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Princess Beatrice to join Rachel Reeves at 2025 World Economic Forum

Princess expected to speak on panel about private capital tackling climate change

Evening Standard

Sophie Hediger: Swiss Olympic snowboarder dies in avalanche

Sophie Hediger was killed in an avalanche in Arosa, west of Davos, on Monday

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Evening Standard

Danielle de Niese on starring in The Merry Widow: ‘It's opera’s Love Actually... a Christmas cracker’

The superstar soprano on Franz Lehár’s giddy opera, the art form’s superpower and singing in venues from Glyndebourne to Davos

International Business Times

Saudi 'Davos In The Desert' Opens With Region On War Footing

Global business leaders meet in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday for a glitzy investor forum as conflict shakes the region and scepticism mounts over the Gulf kingdom's most ambitious development projects.

Reason

Thierry Malleret: Is the Great Reset Underway?

Great Reset co-author Thierry Malleret discusses stakeholder capitalism, libertarianism, and his new book satirizing the World Economic Forum on Just Asking Questions.

International Business Times

Fine Issued Over Anti-Semitic Discrimination At Swiss Ski Station

A restaurant manager in the Swiss ski resort of Davos has been fined for refusing to rent winter sports equipment to Jews, prosecutors said Wednesday.

International Business Times

World Economic Forum Founder Schwab To Retire From Leadership Role

Klaus Schwab, the founder and for decades the face of the World Economic Forum, will step away from executive leadership in the coming months, the organisation said.