Sources: Xinhua
The first talks between Iran and the United States since the signing of the Islamabad Memorandum are held at the Bürgenstock Resort in Switzerland. The talks are mediated by Pakistan and Qatar. 2026-06-21
Various billionaires, world leaders, and investors gather in Davos, Switzerland to discuss economic issues. 2018-01-23
The European Union warns Switzerland that it will lose access to its single market if it goes through with its plan to impose restrictions on the free movement of EU citizens. In a referendum held back on February 9, 2014, Swiss voters approved limiting the movement of economic migrants from the EU in the country. Current laws allow migrants to enter Switzerland without visas. 2016-07-3
World leaders are meeting in Davos, Switzerland, for the World Economic Forum. 2014-01-20
At the World Economic Forum in Davos, British Prime Minister David Cameron, whose economy would be severely affected, denounces the Tobin tax under consideration in the European Union. 2012-01-27
Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi addresses the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. 2011-01-29
A small explosion occurs in the basement of a hotel in Davos, Switzerland, close to where the World Economic Forum is taking place. No one is injured and a boiler is blamed. 2011-01-27
President Muammar Gaddafi of Libya declares a holy war on Switzerland. 2010-02-26
Reform of the banking system was one of the key themes at this year’s World Economic Forum in Davos. European Parliament Vice-President Silvana Koch-Mehrin said "There was general disapproval of the disproportionate self-rewarding in the banking sector". 2010-02-8