As the world economic forum kicks off in Davos, Oxfam is putting the spotlight on wealth inequality. According to the anti-poverty group, billionaires' wealth increased three times faster last year than in 2023.

Billionaire wealth surged last year, with the world's richest individuals adding $2 trillion to their pockets in 2024, according to a new report released Monday.

The charity reported that the wealth of the world's billionaires grew from $13 trillion to $15 trillion in 2024, a rate that is three times faster than in 2023.

In response to President Trump appearing at this year's World Economic Forum remotely via video conference, Nabil Ahmed, Oxfam America’s Director of Economic and Racial Justice, said: “President Trump’s decision to dial into Davos—which now looks ...

The World Economic Forum kicks off in the Swiss Alpine resort on the same day as the presidential inauguration of Trump, who will not be in Davos but will make an online appearance later in the week. Global charity Oxfam said in a report that Trump’s ...

Move over billionaires. The first trillionaires are on their way.

Last year marked the second-largest annual increase in billionaire wealth since records started, according to Oxfam.

As the global political economy faces a critical test, global leaders should urgently prioritise strengthening democratic governance and social safeguards in trade rather than undermining them. ITUC General Secretary Luc Triangle took this key message to the 2025 World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting.

Oxfam’s new report estimates that 54 percent of billionaire wealth is either inherited or stems from monopoly power.

Follow The Hindu’s updates of Day 1 of the World Economic Forum 2025, in Davos, Switzerland, on January 20, 2025

The World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, is underway this week — and there are calls for taxing the extremely rich to address global inequality.

Oxfam said in a report that Trump's election ... as global elites descend on Davos for their annual confab. The World Economic Forum kicks off in the Swiss Alpine resort on the same day as the ...