Secondwealthiest man in the world . Is that right . Klaus schwab is the entrepreneur, the engineer, the economist, and the maestro who has organized the World Economic forum over the last 50 years. In over 50 years, it has been a place where the elites of the world have gathered to talk about global issues. I have been a member of the World Economic forum board for a number of years, and i have seen up close the extraordinary skills of klaus schwab. Let me ask you, at the end of january for the last 50 years or so, the elites of the world, the most famous businesspeople, the most famous heads of state gather in davos to talk about various financial issues. This january, is it going to be possible . Klaus yes, we come together for the usual week, that in the virtual form. It is so important to look at the agenda of 2021 and to shape the agenda. We are at a crossroads. But the Virtual Meeting is not enough, so we combined it with a meeting where people physically will meet again, later i
Good morning, everyone. This is bloomberg surveillance. I am Francine Lacqua here in london. The market is taking in a few things, european stocks dropping due to these new travel roles. Now lets get to the bloomberg first word news in london with leighann gerrans. Hi, leighann. Leighann good morning, francine. Israel and the united arab startes have decided to talks. The two sides will hold a range of talks in the coming weeks. In the meantime, israel has agreed to suspend its efforts to annex part of the west bank. Palestinian officials quickly criticize the move, calling it a betrayal. The u. S. Is adding france and netherlands and malta to its quarantined list. People now have to isolate for 14 days. It comes as the u. K. Has even more lockdown measures and even tougher penalties for ignoring social distancing rules. Fines for not wearing a mask will double to a maximum 3200 pounds. Lai kong media tycoon jimmy accusing china of arresting him on trumped up charges. Lai pushed back a
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