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Before the opening on January 22, 2018

Economics / Events and Meetings / In Pictures

Davos 2018: In Pictures

  The annual WEF summit in Davos offers the best networking opportunity for the billionaires, financial men, influential political leaders, celebrities and their entourages. This year Davos experienced the heaviest snowfall since its initial meeting back in 1971. The theme for 2018 meeting was “Creating a Shared Future in a Fractured World”.     This year the event included more than 400 technical sessions, of which 160 were available live on the WEF’s website.     Narendra Modi, prime minister of India, referred to the three biggest challenges facing human civilization: climate change, terrorism and the backlash against globalization. Donald...

Economics / Events and Meetings

World Economic Forum

  They say that if you are not a professional skier, then a winter trip to Davos means only one thing: You’re going to the World Economic Forum. Since 1971, more than 2000 business and political leaders, economists and celebrities from different sectors, along with journalists take part in Davos which is hosted annually by World Economic Forum, to find solutions to the world’s economic, political and social problems.  The event usually last 3-4 days. Found by Klaus Schwab, it was first named “European Management Forum”, and its main purpose was to introduce European firms and companies to American management...