![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/GITJXKMBZNQIYUQGGT4ECLIAQ4.jpg?smart=true&auth=ae6e280949ac3a51d8ad4445565d4fbcea5a9cba9f856d464c569c7c880135a2&width=400&height=225)
Yousuf Bin Alawi Bin Abdullah, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Oman, addresses a panel session during the 50th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos. EPA
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/GBYWLXAFX53S42Q2IQAUWSY2FY.jpg?smart=true&auth=486692b4973e13ed47d678b93a22b425e7661b5695ba8c1662239d9aade2d8b1&width=400&height=225)
US President Donald Trump speaks with Iraqi President Barham Salih during a bilateral meeting at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. AFP
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/X473K5K5DMK5MWXV7VBRRE7BQQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=6ab4e6168d0d972630ed3664947a156da86da901ceb149843341974824c4ba89&width=400&height=225)
US President Donald Trump speaks with President of the Kurdistan Regional government (IKRG) Nechirvan Barzani during a meeting at the World Economic Forum in Davos. AFP
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/YZ4RISOH6BAFOL3FBKTUT5XJWA.jpg?smart=true&auth=57609715566928992838a9d1864149f7a0fe748978f8ffa78c4ae5e3d33b9f5b&width=400&height=225)
US President Donald Trump and Iraqi President Barham Salih hold bilateral talks during the 50th World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland. Reuters
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/WZZESHVH4ROSRKFH2NTUMDKS4Q.jpg?smart=true&auth=5db0c105b765c110864f093637aa8c8b9e89c986c00e1ea8f0e8907d267a66fc&width=400&height=225)
Participants listen to Mevluet Cavusoglu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey, addressing a panel session during the 50th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland. EPA
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/SMIKWQTYAFT5IM2VS4LG7D6JJE.jpg?smart=true&auth=236bac3d7626672ee158099cb1d0604530d317e7e7b5f583596896869201cc86&width=400&height=225)
Mark Carney, governor of the Bank of England (BOE), speaks during an interview at a Bloomberg event on day two of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland. Bloomberg
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/DBQSLMKWUGWL7UYDT3U5REZH4U.jpg?smart=true&auth=4473ac413f546280cdc3c112fbeabc806f98fbd80fedb1d0a847d25b7feb9a39&width=400&height=225)
US president Donald Trump gestures flanked by his daughter White House Senior Advisor Ivanka Trump and World Economic Forum (WEF) founder and executive chairman Klaus Schwab, as they arrive at the Congress center during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos. AFP
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/GITJXKMBZNQIYUQGGT4ECLIAQ4.jpg?smart=true&auth=ae6e280949ac3a51d8ad4445565d4fbcea5a9cba9f856d464c569c7c880135a2&width=400&height=225)
Yousuf Bin Alawi Bin Abdullah, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Oman, addresses a panel session during the 50th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos. EPA
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/GBYWLXAFX53S42Q2IQAUWSY2FY.jpg?smart=true&auth=486692b4973e13ed47d678b93a22b425e7661b5695ba8c1662239d9aade2d8b1&width=400&height=225)
US President Donald Trump speaks with Iraqi President Barham Salih during a bilateral meeting at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. AFP
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/X473K5K5DMK5MWXV7VBRRE7BQQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=6ab4e6168d0d972630ed3664947a156da86da901ceb149843341974824c4ba89&width=400&height=225)
US President Donald Trump speaks with President of the Kurdistan Regional government (IKRG) Nechirvan Barzani during a meeting at the World Economic Forum in Davos. AFP
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/YZ4RISOH6BAFOL3FBKTUT5XJWA.jpg?smart=true&auth=57609715566928992838a9d1864149f7a0fe748978f8ffa78c4ae5e3d33b9f5b&width=400&height=225)
US President Donald Trump and Iraqi President Barham Salih hold bilateral talks during the 50th World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland. Reuters
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/WZZESHVH4ROSRKFH2NTUMDKS4Q.jpg?smart=true&auth=5db0c105b765c110864f093637aa8c8b9e89c986c00e1ea8f0e8907d267a66fc&width=400&height=225)
Participants listen to Mevluet Cavusoglu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey, addressing a panel session during the 50th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland. EPA
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/SMIKWQTYAFT5IM2VS4LG7D6JJE.jpg?smart=true&auth=236bac3d7626672ee158099cb1d0604530d317e7e7b5f583596896869201cc86&width=400&height=225)
Mark Carney, governor of the Bank of England (BOE), speaks during an interview at a Bloomberg event on day two of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland. Bloomberg
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/DBQSLMKWUGWL7UYDT3U5REZH4U.jpg?smart=true&auth=4473ac413f546280cdc3c112fbeabc806f98fbd80fedb1d0a847d25b7feb9a39&width=400&height=225)
US president Donald Trump gestures flanked by his daughter White House Senior Advisor Ivanka Trump and World Economic Forum (WEF) founder and executive chairman Klaus Schwab, as they arrive at the Congress center during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos. AFP
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/GITJXKMBZNQIYUQGGT4ECLIAQ4.jpg?smart=true&auth=ae6e280949ac3a51d8ad4445565d4fbcea5a9cba9f856d464c569c7c880135a2&width=400&height=225)
Yousuf Bin Alawi Bin Abdullah, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Oman, addresses a panel session during the 50th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos. EPA
Davos 2020: how the World Economic Forum happened
Follow all the happenings as thousands of world and business leaders head to the venue in the Alps
![The National](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/https%3A%2F%2Fs3.amazonaws.com%2Farc-authors%2Fthenational%2F9e2159fa-e4db-4215-b498-6b3607b75bee.png?smart=true&auth=cf728de2f2d93afc214682199f23d53c844677eb59567fe99abdb1c7e9f03161&width=70&height=70)
The National
24 January, 2020
- Listen In English
- Listen In Arabic