The World Economic Forum, which is held once a year in Switzerland by leaders of the world's political and business world, will be postponed from January next year, which was originally planned, to the summer due to the spread of infection with the mutant virus Omicron strain. became.

The World Economic Forum's annual meeting, known as the "Davos Conference," was held annually in January, where governments and business leaders gathered in eastern Switzerland to discuss various themes.



However, although the January meeting was scheduled to be held in Singapore in August due to the spread of the new coronavirus, it was forced to be canceled in the end.



The organizer announced on the 20th that the "Davos Conference" in January next year will be postponed to the summer due to the spread of the mutant virus Omicron strain.



Next January, we'll be holding an online event instead.



In Switzerland, the influence of Omicron shares has forced the WTO = World Trade Organization to postpone the ministerial meeting scheduled for the end of last month.