Inflection Point?
It’s too early to be sure, but it seems likely that we have just seen ‘Peak Trump’.
Last week Donald Trump arrived at the Davos conference radiating power and ...
Somaliland’s President pitches business deals at Davos dinner with Eric Trump
The president of Somaliland was at the World Economic Forum this week to win international recognition for and pitch investment opportunities in his breakaway region.
At a closed-door dinner on ...
China keeps low profile in Davos in pursuit of Western investment
China’s low-key approach in Davos this year could not have been more different to that of the United States, with some business leaders saying Beijing stands to benefit from ...
World order changing, not rupturing, finance chiefs say
The world order is changing but not enduring a rupture, finance leaders said on Friday, pushing back on Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s narrative that a new order, driven ...
Trump rules out force, says Greenland deal framework reached
After weeks of rhetoric that risked the deepest rupture in transatlantic relations in decades, US President Donald Trump abruptly stepped back on Wednesday from threats to impose tariffs as leverage ...
Trump tells Davos the US will not use force to gain Greenland, calls Denmark ungrateful
US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would not take over Greenland by force, but stuck firmly to his demands for control of the Danish territory during a speech ...
Davos meeting founder Klaus Schwab steps down as World Economic Forum chair
Klaus Schwab, founder of the World Economic Forum, whose annual gathering of business and political leaders in the Swiss mountain resort of Davos became a symbol of globalisation, has resigned ...
Pope decries ‘crisis of truth’ in AI message to Davos forum
Pope Francis on Thursday urged political, economic and business leaders at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos to keep close oversight of the development of artificial intelligence, warning the ...
Davos 2023: Cowed crypto crowd feel winter freeze at WEF
In the snow and ice on the main drag in Davos, the impact of the crypto winter is plain for WEF attendees to see.
Last May, the dressed-up shop fronts ...
Snowless Davos readies new face for World Economic Forum meeting
Movers and shakers arriving for the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) this month can pack sandals instead of ski boots for a rare springtime version of the ...