World Economic Forum 2019

From CEOs of the largest global companies to activists on the streets, we bring you perspectives and in depth analysis on the future of global business from the 49th World Economic Forum annual meeting.

Elite Davos gathering Rising accommodation costs threaten Switzerland’s WEF host status

The World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos could be forced to move from Switzerland if accommodation costs continue to rise, its ...

WEF19 WEF in 60 seconds: Day 4

Jessica Davis Plüss and Dominique Soguel-dit-Picard are reporting from Davos in eastern Switzerland on the big issues and mood at the WEF 2019 ...

By Jessica Davis Plüss, Dominique Soguel-dit-Picard

WEF19 Women in Davos are more than a percentage

There is so much talk about the lack of women at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos that their stories often get lost.

By Jessica Davis Plüss, Dominique Soguel-dit-Picard

WEF19 You asked, we answer: what really happens in Davos?

Robots, gender, climate and refugees: answers to a selection of reader questions that we investigated from WEF.

By Jessica Davis Plüss with input from Veronica DeVore

WEF19 WEF delegates chew over the future of food

How can the world feed 9.8 billion people by 2050 and save the planet? The World Economic Forum (WEF) has been debating the issue.

By Jessica Davis Plüss, Dominique Soguel-dit-Picard, Kai Reusser

Previous Davos Meetings

Davos speech America is ‘open for business’, Trump tells WEF

Donald Trump was the first sitting US president to address the annual gathering of the World Economic Forum in Davos for 18 years.

Bonang Mohale African business leader condemns Trump at WEF

The South African business leader who has called for a boycott of Donald Trump's closing WEF speech explains why.

By Matthew Allen, Carlo Pisani

Berset meets Trump Swiss president says Trump meeting was productive

Swiss President Alain Berset has met US President Donald Trump at the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting.

Tough issues, top leaders When global leaders meet: WEF’s biggest moments

How did a remote Swiss mountain resort become the site for the most important leaders from around the world to debate pressing global challenges?

Davos in videos

These short videos, originally posted on our Facebook page, give some behind-the-scenes insight into #WEF19.

WEF19 WEF 2019: Where global interdependence goes from here

Global cooperation in an era of technological disruption will top this year's World Economic Forum agenda. What does it mean for Swiss companies?

By Dominique Soguel-dit-Picard, Jessica Davis Plüss

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Tough issues, top leaders When global leaders meet: WEF’s biggest moments

How did a remote Swiss mountain resort become the site for the most important leaders from around the world to debate pressing global challenges?

WEF 2017 The Davos makeover

Every year Davos, the highest town in the alps, becomes home to the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting. As the delegates gather, tight security ...

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WEF19 WEF delegates chew over the future of food

Previous Davos Meetings

Davos speech America is ‘open for business’, Trump tells WEF

Bonang Mohale African business leader condemns Trump at WEF

Berset meets Trump Swiss president says Trump meeting was productive

Tough issues, top leaders When global leaders meet: WEF’s biggest moments

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