Davos

Indonesia will see faster growth in 2026, Prabowo tells Davos

The president has consistently portrayed Indonesia as open to foreign investment

The 2026 Davos theme is “A Spirit of Dialogue”, addressing issues from responsible innovation to investing in people in the age of artificial intelligence.

World Economic Forum 2026: Hope for ‘multi-bilateralism’

As the world fragments towards multiple poles, Davos holds out for a possible yet fragile new global economic order

“People thought I would use force, but I don’t have to use force,”  US President Donald Trump said.

Trump tells Europe and Nato to hand over Greenland – or else

He casts the request as a ‘small ask’ over a ‘piece of ice, cold and poorly located’

International leaders should not fall into that trap when talking about the geopolitical landscape, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said.

Carney’s blunt message to Davos: The rules-based order is dead

His remarks amount to a call for a new architecture of cooperation among mid-sized countries

In its 56th incarnation, the forum remains a major destination for the global elite, with 65 heads of state and 850 major corporate executives attending, according to organisers.
NEWS ANALYSIS

As Davos convenes, deference to Trump has replaced everything

The traditional rhetoric of the World Economic Forum centred on global integration, climate change and international cooperation. Not anymore

Trump has become the proverbial fox in the henhouse at WEF with his “America First” mantra.
THE BOTTOM LINE

Tariffs, geopolitical tension and a US$800 billion deal: World Economic Forum 2026

Businesses batten down at Davos as global policy uncertainty reaches two-decade high

Saudi Arabia's Minister of Economy and Planning Faisal Alibrahim says: "This number represents investments, procurement, public and private sector, and it’s just a mirror reflection of the strong relationship.”

Saudi US$600 billion package with US includes investments, procurement: minister

SAUDI Economy Minister Faisal Alibrahim said on Friday (Jan 24) that the kingdom’s US$600 billion expanded package with the US includes investments as well as procurement from the public and private s...

Devendra Fadnavis, chief minister of Maharashtra, says: “My pitch to investors is that there is very good investment climate. We have got huge investments from diverse sectors.”

India’s Maharashtra gets US$200 billion investment vows at Davos

THE home state of India’s financial capital signed investment pledges worth US$200 billion at Davos, with a majority coming from foreign investors, said Maharashtra’s chief minister on Thursday (Jan 2...

U.S. President Donald Trump says: “With oil prices going down, I’ll demand that interest rates drop immediately. And likewise, they should be dropping all over the world.”

Trump urges lower oil prices, interest rate cuts at Davos

PRESIDENT Donald Trump said he would ask Saudi Arabia and other Opec nations to “bring down the cost of oil” and reiterated his threat to use tariffs to bring manufacturing back to the US as he addres...