A number of leaders are skipping this week’s World Economic Forum in Davos, including Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping.

At the World Economic Forum in Davos earlier this week, UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves reiterated her commitment to economic growth and hinted that Heathrow Airport could form a key part of that ambition. “When we say that growth is the number one mission of this government, we mean it. That means it trumps other things.”

LONDON - Donald Trump will attend next week’s World Economic Forum meeting in Davos digitally, its organisers said on Jan 14, as world leaders wait to hear more about the incoming US President’s policies and his pledge to end the war in Ukraine.

Armed conflict is the top risk in 2025, a World Economic Forum (WEF) survey released on Wednesday showed, a reminder of the deepening global fragmentation as government and business leaders attend an annual gathering in Davos next week.

India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is likely to meet his counterparts from Quad member nations - Australia, Japan and the United States - in Washington DC. Ukraine’s Zelenskyy will address the World Economic Forum in Davos.

With a focus on melting ice caps, Joseph Fowler, the World Economic Forum’s head of arts and culture, completes an environmental trilogy of opening concerts at the forum's annual meeting in Davos

David Beckham is proud to be a friend of the British royal family.

London-focused flexible office-space provider Workspace said on Thursday it has continued to experience higher levels of customer churn, including tenants vacating larger spaces, as challenging macroeconomic conditions weigh on the sector.

Trump had a clear message for business leaders in his address to the World Economic Forum.

Catch up on Wednesday’s news, views and action from day three of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

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