PM in Switzerland to attend 54th Annual Meeting of World Economic Forum [Upd 1]

correspondent Sofien Manai)- Premier Ahmed Hachani Tuesday led the Tunisian delegation to works of the 54th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (Davos 2024). Works officially opened on Monday in Davos, Switzerland. Hachani is accompanied by Finance Minister Sihem Boughdiri Nemsia and Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad Mounir Ben Rejiba. An unmissable economic event, the World Economic Forum (WEF) brings together CEOs of multinationals, key economic actors as well as intellectuals, experts and journalists. The Prime Minister will attend a series of panels on a number of economic and political issues. Talks with heads of state and government as well as representatives of international financial institutions and international groups are on the agenda. Some 2,800 economic and political leaders, including 60 heads of state and government, are expected to attend WEF 2024 held under the theme "Rebuilding Trust". Special focus will be given to such issues as climate ch ange, artificial intelligence, and geopolitical conflicts in relation to the war in Ukraine and Gaza. Topics on the agenda also include the threat of an economic recession and the energy crisis. Solutions will be put forward nd private-public partnerships offered to address current challenges. Key participants are President of the European Commission Ursula Gertrud von der Leyen, French President Emmanuel Macron, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Chinese Premier Li Qiang and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. The cost-of-living crisis is a top risk for the next two years with a short-term peak. To this end, leaders in Davos will discuss mechanisms to bring about long-term tangible and positive change for the world system. Technology and innovation are also core issues; ambitious projects will be presented, notably in biotechnology, artificial intelligence and space. This in addition to heath, education and security. This annual gathering is held at a particularly critical juncture marked by po litical challenges and a stark imbalance between declining growth and rising inflation. The war in Ukraina and Gaza have shaken already fragile economies, including Tunisia's, and pushed food and energy prices higher. Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse