Bilateral Co-op: CA to attend WEF in Switzerland

City Desk :

Chief Adviser Prof Dr Mohammad Yunus will attend the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on January 21-24.

Foreign ministry spokesman Mohammad Rafiqul Alam on Thursay said in his weekly briefing at the foreign ministry, reports BSS.

The Chief Adviser will engage with the global leaders on regional and global issues in addition to his bilateral engagements there, he said.

Chief Adviser’s special envoy on international affairs Lutfey Siddiqui and Principle Coordinator on SDG Affairs Lamiya Morshed will accompany Dr Yunus during the visit, he said.

According to DW, armed conflict and war are the biggest threats to global economies in 2025, according to an influential report released ahead of next week’s annual gathering of government and business leaders in Davos.

The World Economic Forum (WEF)’s annual global risk survey, which polled over 900 experts, policymakers and industry leaders, showed that 52% of respondents anticipate an “unsettled” global outlook over the next two years.

Conflict, including the threat of wars and terrorism, was named as the top immediate risk by almost one in four surveyed, reflecting heightened geopolitical tensions.

“Many respondents expect a stormy or turbulent outlook for the next two years,” said Mirek Dusek, managing director of the WEF, describing a “sense of uncertainty” around the future.