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Several MoU signed at Davos

Mr Varadkar and the Taoiseach, who is currently in Davos, have faced criticism from some disgruntled TDs over the cost of the trip

The World Economic Forum’s annual gathering of CEOs, government leaders and other elites this week in the Swiss town of Davos may seem full of important but impersonal announcements

The World Economic Forum will revert to January for its 2023 annual meeting in the Swiss ski resort of Davos after moving to the spring for the first time due to the coronavirus pandemic.

As the World Economic Forum in Davos draws to a close, Business Editor Kate Moody gives us an update on the final day's agenda. The war in Ukraine and global food and energy security dominated discussions throughout the event. The head of the International Energy Agency (IEA), Fatih Birol, has…

Our Business Editor Kate Moody has been speaking to the head of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) at the World Economic Forum in Davos. EBRD head Odile Renaud-Basso explained how the institution, which was already present in Ukraine before the Russian invasion, has been "shifting" its support…

The agenda of the World Economic Forum in Davos has been dominated by the war in Ukraine and its implications for the global economy and supply chains. Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess spoke to our Business Editor Kate Moody on the sidelines of the event. He warned that a "long-lasting" war…

US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer on Wednesday said it would sell its patented drugs on a not-for-profit basis to the world's poorest countries, as part of a new initiative announced at the World Economic Forum in Davos. "The time is now to begin closing this gap" between people with access to…

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is wrapping up the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting with a speech in Davos