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The World Economic Forum (WEF) announced on Monday, 20 December, that its annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, has been deferred in the light of "continued uncertainty over the Omicron
outbreak". WEF said in a statement, "The Annual Meeting was scheduled to take place in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, between 17-21 January 2022. It is now planned for early
summer." WEF added, "Participants will instead join a headline series of _State of the World_ sessions bringing together global leaders online to focus on shaping solutions to the
world’s most pressing challenges." Professor Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman of the WEF said, > “The deferral of the annual meeting will not prevent progress >
through continued digital convening of leaders from business, > government and civil society. Public-private cooperation has moved > forward throughout the pandemic and that will
continue apace. We > look forward to bringing global leaders together in person soon.” Published: 20 Dec 2021, 5:52 PM IST