Davos economic forum returns in person after two-year hiatus

The World Economic Forum (WEF) begins its work today in Davos, Switzerland. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the WEF annual meeting has not been organized in person since January 2020, Report informs.

More than 2,000 people, including 50 heads of state, will participate in the Davos Forum this year. Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Iraqi President Barham Saleh, Polish leader Andrzej Duda, Serbian President Aleksander Vucic, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, head of the International Football Federation (FIFA) Gianni Infantino, and NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg will also attend the forum.

The theme of the WEF 2022 annual meeting is "History at a Turning Point: Government Policies and Business Strategies".