The World Economic Forum kicks off in the Swiss Alpine resort on the same day as the presidential inauguration of Donald Trump.
Oxfam report said billionaire wealth grew by $2 trillion last year, or roughly $5.7 billion a day, three-times faster than in 2023.
There is increasing disparity in the world today as an "aristocratic oligarchy" is amassing wealth at unforeseen levels, a report published by development organization Oxfam said. Published ahead of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos,
The wealth of the world's 10 richest men grew US$100 million ($160 million) an hour on average last year, according to Oxfam's Takers Not Makers report, published on Monday.
Australian billionaires earn $67,000 an hour, according to a new report from Oxfam, which is 1300 times more than what everyday workers make.
Billionaire wealth surged in 2024, as the world’s richest people increasingly benefited from inheritance and powerful connections, Oxfam said in its annual inequality report.
Davos—where the world's richest and most powerful huddle together for public talks. Here's what happened at the forum on Tuesday.
A latest inequality report revealed a major prediction that within the coming decade approximately five renowned personalities on this planet can eventually become trillionaires.
Although the word ‘oligarchy’ has been associated with Russian oil tycoons. But the analysis of 1,779 recent policy outcomes found that ‘economic elites and organised groups representing business inte
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,