Davos is a town and ski resort in the Swiss Alps, which is known for hosting the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting. The meeting gathers business giants and political elites to discuss important economic programs.
Billionaires at Davos made their fortunes on the pre-2008 bubble and are neither willing or qualified to solve actual world problems like the future of energy, Steve Keen, professor of economics at Kingston University, told RT.
Donald Trump joked about being popular in the press as a businessman than politician during his first Davos appearance, musing he hadn’t realised quite how “nasty” and “fake” the media could be before entering the White House.
A live World Economic Forum debate in Davos was suspended Wednesday, after Spanish Foreign Minister Alfonso Dastis suffered a dizzy spell and had to receive medical attention.
Theresa May and Donald Trump are set to meet in Davos - but following months of discord between the two, once-inseparable nations, will there be hand-holding and a rekindling of the famous special relationship?
The American delegation at Davos seem to be avoiding any contact with their Russian counterparts. At least that’s the impression Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister, Arkady Dvorkovich, shared with journalists.
Hundreds of people flocked to the streets in Switzerland to protest the visit of US President Donald Trump to the Alpine town of Davos, where he is set to deliver a speech at the World Economic Forum.