The global elite returned to the Swiss town of Davos this week as the Oxfam charity revealed that the rich are getting richer. The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) comes amid climate disaster, war in the Middle East and Ukraine and Donald Trump’s inauguration.

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The World Economic Forum kicks off in the Swiss Alpine resort on the same day as the presidential inauguration of Donald Trump.

A leading NGO warned Monday of an emerging "aristocratic oligarchy" with massive political clout and primed to profit from Donald Trump's presidency, as global elites descend on Davos for their annual confab.

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a top anti-poverty group reported on Monday as some of the world's political and financial elite prepared for an annual gathering in Davos, Switzerland. Oxfam International, in its latest ...

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Malawi’s richest 10 percent are in control of about a third of the national income, highlighting persisting inequality gaps, an Oxfam study report has shown. In contrast, the 2024 report launched yesterday also found that the poorest 10 percent hold less than two percent of wealth.

Within a decade, the world could witness the emergence of its first trillionaire, Oxfam International warns in its latest inequality report. Released during the World Economic Forum in Davos, the report underscores a stark reality: the wealth of the top five billionaires has more than doubled since the pandemic,

Billionaire wealth surged by $2 trillion in 2024, growing three times faster than the previous year, as global inequality widened, Oxfam reported during Davos. The group warns of a "new aristocracy," with at least five trillionaires expected by 2034.

Trump's second presidency dominated proceedings at the World Economic Forum amid ominous warnings over the looming threat of trade tariffs and his decision to pull the United States out of the Paris climate agreement.