The World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, is underway this week — and there are calls for taxing the extremely rich to address global inequality.

Within a decade, the world could witness the emergence of its first trillionaire, Oxfam International warns in its latest ...

Eighteen ‘Social Entrepreneurs and Innovators of the Year’  from across the world recognised for “extraordinary achievements” ...

A speech by the U.N. chief, economic growth potential in places like China and Russia, the challenges of artificial ...

Business Insider's diary takes you behind the scenes on day three of the World Economic Forum in Davos.

China's Vice-Premier Ding Xuexiang at the 55th annual World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 21, 2025.

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Officials and business executives at the annual gathering in Switzerland said the fight against global climate change would ...

“I’m pretty comfortable with the market expectations for the upcoming two meetings,” the Dutch central banker told Bloomberg ...

The 55th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) officially began on January 21, 2025, with leaders from around the ...

One in 12 children globally faces online sexual abuse: Lancet study Approximately one in 12 children worldwide experienced online sexual abuse in the past year, according to a study published in ...

Midori Kato is the last original member of the cast of “Sazae-san,” a cartoon series that premiered in 1969 and never quite joined the modern world. Lena Schilling, the youngest lawmaker in ...