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World Economic Forum to reschedule annual meeting 2021 to early next summer

Traditionally, the WEF holds its annual summit in the Swiss ski resort town of Davos in January

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While the digital dialogues will take place as planned in January 2021, the famed annual meeting has now been postponed till early summer

Press Trust of India New Delhi/Geneva

2 min read Last Updated : Aug 27 2020 | 1:17 AM IST

The World Economic Forum (WEF) on Wednesday said it has decided to reschedule its next annual meeting to early summer of 2021 due to the global Covid-19 pandemic.

Traditionally, the WEF holds its annual summit in the Swiss ski resort town of Davos in January.

The high-profile event is attended by thousands of global leaders from fields of business, governance, politics, art and culture, civil society and academia, among others.

In a statement, the Geneva-based organisation said it has decided to reschedule the Annual Meeting 2021 to early next summer.

"Details concerning the dates and location of the rescheduled Annual Meeting 2021 will be

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Topics : Coronavirus World Economic Forum

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