What Does the World Economic Forum Really Do?

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Today, the World Economic Forum is wrapping up in Davos, Switzerland. There, meetings have been held between company heads and global leaders. Key themes include artificial intelligence, increasingly complicated relationships between world powers and prospects of another potentia ...  Show more

This coming week, the most powerful people on earth will meet at an event in Davos, Switzerland – an event called the World Economic Forum. So, what exactly is the WEF, where did it come from, what does it represent, and are the so-called conspiracy theorists right?     Birch Gol ...  Show more

What economic issues were top of mind for world leaders as they gathered at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland this week? Luke Barrs, global head of client portfolio management in Fundamental Equity within Goldman Sachs Asset & Wealth Management, discusses the key tak ...  Show more

This January, Davos will once again host the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting and bring together the world's business and political elite. In recent years, climate change has climbed ever further up the agenda at this high-altitude event. How did it happen? Akshat Rathi t ...