Davos, Jan. 23 -- The World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting 2026 concluded here on Friday, with participants widely stressing that a rapidly changing world requires more dialogue and stronger cooperation amid global challenges.
At the final panel discussion of the meeting, Director-General of the World Trade Organization Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said the trade sector has suffered "the most severe shock in 80 years," noting that global trade rules have been weakened.
She said the world cannot go back to how it was, calling for greater resilience in both the public and private sectors to cope with future uncertainty.
Speaking on how to manage risks associated with artificial intelligence (AI), Okonjo-Iweala underscored the necessity of glob...