SINGAPORE — Singapore will host the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) annual meeting next May, which will see top political, business and academic leaders gather to discuss pressing global issues.
Announcing its decision to shift the annual forum from Switzerland in view of the Covid-19 situation in Europe, the WEF said last night that the meeting in Singapore “will be the first global leadership event to address worldwide recovery from the pandemic”.
The WEF said it decided Singapore was best placed to host the meeting in the light of the current Covid-19 situation worldwide.
Singapore’s Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) said on Monday (Dec 7) that the WEF’s decis…
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