The 55 th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum opened this week with a powerful message and all-encompassing themes. Klaus Schwab, World Economic Forum Founder and Chairman of the Board of Trustees, global leaders, leaving no doubt about his message: the undeniable need for, in Schwab’s words, Collaboration for the Intelligent Age.

Bernard Arnault, the billionaire chairman of luxury goods giant LVMH, has voiced his dissatisfaction with France’s economic direction. The 75-year-old,

We are closing our live coverage of the 2025 Word Economic Forum in Davos. Goodbye. Al Hassaina Mosque on December 3, 2021, and the mosque after its destruction in an Israeli strike during the war, in Gaza City, January 22, 2025. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem/Mahmoud Al-Basos

President Donald Trump repeated false claims about the US trade relationship with Canada and Europe in virtual Thursday remarks to the World Economic Forum in Davos. He also delivered a smattering of other misstatements and exaggerations about trade,

At the World Economic Forum, President Trump's return to the White House overshadowed traditional talk on climate change, trade and development.

Chair of the Boston Global Forum, unveiled the Government 24/7 Initiative, an AI-driven governance model now celebrated on the global stage.

A speech by the U.N. chief, economic growth potential in places like China and Russia, the challenges of artificial intelligence and leaders from Spain to Malaysia are set to headline the agenda at the World Economic Forum’s annual event in Davos.

Leading business and political figures attending the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, have discussed and debated topics such as technology, tariffs, climate change, Ukraine, Gaza and the global economy this week.

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The 2025 World Economic Forum kicks off its annual meeting from Davos, Switzerland, on January 20, 2025. This year's theme is "Collaboration for the Intelligent Age." Some of the world's top ...

As The World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland unfolded over the last week, each day marked an important stride in the global business and political landscape.