Covid-19 pandemic, China on agenda as WEF kicks off today

For the second 12 months in a row, the World Financial Discussion board scrapped its annual meeting within the Alpine resort city of Davos, Switzerland, due to the pandemic.For the second 12 months in a row, the World Financial Discussion board scrapped its annual meeting within the Alpine resort city of Davos, Switzerland, due to the pandemic.

The gathering is a vital cease on the annual circuit for the worldwide elite, a weeklong schmoozefest the place billionaires and autocrats mingle over canapés whereas activists protest within the frigid mountain air. Corporations make local weather pledges. Economists talk about inequality. Everybody