Dealmaking, deregulation and threats to global trade are expected to dominate the conversation among executives gathering in Davos this week, as Donald Trump’s return to the White House shifts the focus of business leaders away from social issues towards growth.
Many of the leading executives due to travel to the Swiss Alps for the annual meeting of global decision makers at the World Economic Forum will first attend events in Washington to mark Trump’s inauguration on Monday.
The incoming US president, who is set to address the Davos meeting later this week by video link, has promised to sign dozens of executive orders upon taking office, including moves to increase US energy production and cut red tape.