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1 week ago | 
bloomberg.com | Bastian Benrath-Wright |Levin Stamm
Christine Lagarde at the World Economic Forum in Davos, on Jan. 24. (Bloomberg) -- European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde has discussed cutting short her term to chair the World Economic Forum, the organization’s departed founder Klaus Schwab told the Financial Times in an interview. Practical arrangements for Lagarde’s arrival including the reservation of an apartment in the WEF-owned Villa Mundi close to the headquarters of the institution were made, Schwab told the newspaper.
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1 week ago | 
bloomberg.com | Craig Stirling |Bastian Benrath-Wright
The UK may have been first to clinch some sort of trade accord with the US, but Switzerland has reason to hope it’s not far behind. Earlier this month, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said both countries were “at the front of the queue” for a deal. That’s a position the Swiss fought for determinedly. President Karin Keller-Sutter lobbied Trump hard to reconsider tariffs in a phonecall on April 9 just hours before he suspended many of his global levies.
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3 weeks ago | 
bloomberglinea.com.br | Hugo Miller |Jan-Henrik Förster |Bastian Benrath-Wright |Stefan Wermuth
Bloomberg — A saída abrupta de Klaus Schwab do Fórum Econômico Mundial, a influente organização que ele fundou e dirigiu por mais de meio século, complicou os planos cuidadosamente elaborados para persuadir Christine Lagarde a assumir o comando em uma transição que seria perfeita, de acordo com pessoas familiarizadas com as discussões que falaram à Bloomberg News.
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3 weeks ago | 
bloomberglinea.com | Hugo Miller |Jan-Henrik Förster |Bastian Benrath-Wright
Bloomberg — La abrupta salida de Klaus Schwab del Foro Económico Mundial, la influyente organización que fundó y dirigió durante más de medio siglo, ha complicado los planes cuidadosamente trazados para convencer a Christine Lagarde de que asuma el timón en una transición sin fisuras, según personas familiarizadas con las conversaciones.
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3 weeks ago | 
bloomberg.com | Hugo Miller |Jan-Henrik Foerster |Bastian Benrath-Wright
Das plötzliche Ausscheiden von Klaus Schwab aus dem Weltwirtschaftsforum erschwert sorgfältig ausgearbeitete Pläne, Christine Lagarde davon zu überzeugen, das Ruder in einem nahtlosen Übergang zu übernehmen. Dies berichten Personen, die mit den Gesprächen vertraut sind. Der 87-Jährige plante ursprünglich, bis Anfang 2027 im Amt zu bleiben. In jenem Jahr endet auch Lagardes Amtszeit als Präsidentin der Europäischen Zentralbank.
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3 weeks ago | 
business-standard.com | Hugo Miller |Jan-Henrik Förster |Bastian Benrath-Wright
Klaus Schwab's abrupt departure from the World Economic Forum, the influential organisation he founded and led for more than half a century, has complicated carefully laid plans to persuade Christine Lagarde to assume the helm in a seamless transition, according to people familiar with the discussions.
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3 weeks ago | 
bloomberg.com | Hugo Miller |Jan-Henrik Förster |Bastian Benrath-Wright
Christine Lagarde(Bloomberg) -- Klaus Schwab’s abrupt departure from the World Economic Forum, the influential organization he founded and led for more than half a century, has complicated carefully laid plans to persuade Christine Lagarde to assume the helm in a seamless transition, according to people familiar with the discussions.
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4 weeks ago | 
news.bloomberglaw.com | Bastian Benrath-Wright |Hugo Miller
Switzerland held what it said were “constructive” trade talks with US officials Friday while indicating that negotiations can’t be all about concessions to Donald Trump’s administration. After meeting in Geneva with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, Swiss President Karin Keller-Sutter said her country might soon follow the UK — which announced a deal this week — and finalize an agreement with the US on tariffs.
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4 weeks ago | 
news.bloombergtax.com | Bastian Benrath-Wright |Hugo Miller
Switzerland held what it said were “constructive” trade talks with US officials Friday while indicating that negotiations can’t be all about concessions to Donald Trump’s administration. After meeting in Geneva with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, Swiss President Karin Keller-Sutter said her country might soon follow the UK — which announced a deal this week — and finalize an agreement with the US on tariffs.
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4 weeks ago | 
bloomberg.com | Bastian Benrath-Wright |Hugo Miller
Karin Keller-Sutter(Bloomberg) -- Switzerland held what it said were “constructive” trade talks with US officials Friday while indicating that negotiations can’t be all about concessions to Donald Trump’s administration. After meeting in Geneva with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, Swiss President Karin Keller-Sutter said her country might soon follow the UK — which announced a deal this week — and finalize an agreement with the US on tariffs.
