Staff members prepare the plenary room ahead of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, January 18, 2025. REUTERS/Yves Herman | Photo credit: YVES HERMAN
the rich and powerful from around the world will gather for five days starting Monday (January 20, 2025) for the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting 2025. The annual confluence in Davos, Switzerland, brings together the biggest names in the business world. to the government, to civil society, to art and culture and many others.
This time, India is sending its largest contingent yet, comprising five Union Ministers, three Chief Ministers and ministers from several other States, along with nearly 100 CEOs and other leaders.
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Donald Trump, who will be sworn in as the 47th president of the United States, will address the meeting virtually on January 23. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will attend the meeting and deliver a speech on January 21, according to WEF organizers.
Ahead of the summit, a WEF survey showed that armed conflict is the main risk to economic growth in 2025. Extreme weather, the no. 1 in 2024, it was the second classified danger.
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