Oxfam International's Executive Director Amitabh Behar described the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting as filled with 'nervous energy'. The event lacked focus on marginalized communities facing inequality.

As the global political economy faces a critical test, global leaders should urgently prioritise strengthening democratic governance and social safeguards in trade rather than undermining them. ITUC General Secretary Luc Triangle took this key message to the 2025 World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting.

Move over billionaires. The first trillionaires are on their way.

Within a decade, the world could witness the emergence of its first trillionaire, Oxfam International warns in its latest inequality report. Released during the World Economic Forum in Davos, the report underscores a stark reality: the wealth of the top five billionaires has more than doubled since the pandemic,

The World Economic Forum kicks off in the Swiss Alpine resort on the same day as the presidential inauguration of Donald Trump.

Follow The Hindu’s updates of Day 1 of the World Economic Forum 2025, in Davos, Switzerland, on January 20, 2025

The World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, is underway this week — and there are calls for taxing the extremely rich to address global inequality.

Oxfam’s new report estimates that 54 percent of billionaire wealth is either inherited or stems from monopoly power.

a report published by development organization Oxfam said. Published ahead of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, the report titled "Takers Not Makers" said billionaire wealth soared by $2 trillion in 2024, growing three times faster than the previous ...

Oxfam’s ‘Million Pound Pint’ campaign aims to highlight the disparity between the super-rich and the rest of the population.