A number of leaders are skipping this week’s World Economic Forum in Davos, including Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping.

“I’m pretty comfortable with the market expectations for the upcoming two meetings,” the Dutch central banker told Bloomberg TV. “I’m not convinced yet that we need to go into stimulative mode.”

Officials and business executives at the annual gathering in Switzerland said the fight against global climate change would continue with or without the United States.

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw will head the Indian delegation. Why is the global meeting held, and what happens as part of it? We explain.

At the World Economic Forum in Davos, business and government leaders react to Trump's return to office. Yahoo Finance Senior Reporter Jennifer Schonberger reports from Davos to describe JPMorgan's (JPM) optimism for a pro-business environment under President Donald Trump despite concerns over trade.

A logo of the World Economic Forum (WEF) is seen inside the Congress Center ahead of the WEF in Davos, Switzerland January 19, 2025. This is CNBC's live blog covering the World Economic Forum in Davos,

The opening of the World Economic Forum in the Swiss resort of Davos on Tuesday is dominated by several major geopolitical crises. Not even 24 hours after Donald Trump's swearing-in as US president, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenksy intends to seek support for his country at the major pow-wow in the Swiss Alps.