World Economic Forum

WEF clears founder Schwab of wrongdoing; appoints interim co-chairs

(FILES) World Economic Forum founder Klaus Schwab (C) and his wife Hilde (R) listen to a speech by the US secretary of state at the World Economic Forum in Davos on January 24, 2014. An investigation conducted by the World Economic Forum's board has cleared the body's founder Klaus Schwab and his wife of wrongdoing, after whistleblower complaints, it said on August 15, 2025. (Photo by GARY CAMERON / POOL / AFP)

WEF spat heats up as founder Klaus Schwab denies misconduct

Mr Schwab abruptly resigned from the WEF in April after the misconduct allegations emerged.

Multilateralism can evolve to be more ‘flexible’, says PM Wong at WEF event

Prime Minister Lawrence Wong (left) and World Economic Forum (WEF) president Borge Brende at a WEF event in Tianjin, on June 25.

World facing ‘most complex’ situation in decades: WEF

Mr Brende said it was still too soon to predict the impact of Mr Trump’s swingeing tariffs.

Tapping rivers, lakes for climate action in S-E Asia could avert 25% GDP loss by 2050: Report

Residents are transported on boats through flood waters after days of heavy rain in Tumpat in Malaysia's Kelantan state on November 30, 2024.

Harvard, McKinsey and Davos are paying for neoliberalism’s sins

All three institutions that are supposed to offer a ticket to success are in crisis.

Regional chapter of WEF initiative launched to support ocean impact start-ups in Asia-Pacific

TOPSHOT - This handout photo taken on March 12, 2025 and released on March 26 by the Minderoo Foundation shows divers inspecting corals impacted by a bleaching event on the Ningaloo Reef off Australia's west coast. Alarming levels of coral bleaching have been recorded off Australia's western coast, scientists said March 26, turning huge chunks of a celebrated reef system a sickly dull white. (Photo by Violeta J Brosig / Minderoo Foundation / AFP) / ----EDITORS NOTE ----RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE MANDATORY CREDIT " AFP PHOTO / MINDEROO FOUNDATION" NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS -

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