(20 Jan 2019) The founder of the World Economic Forum said U.S. President Donald Trump would have been an "interesting discussion partner" at its annual Davos event starting this week, but acknowledges that the partial U.S. government shutdown scuttled those plans.
Klaus Schwab said he saw Trump shortly before Christmas and heard he had been "very much looking forward to coming back." Last year, Trump was a highlight attendee at the elite gathering in the Swiss Alps, where he dined with business executives and met foreign leaders.
Trump cancelled the U.S. delegation's trip to Davos this year amid the partial government shutdown.
"He would have been an interesting discussion partner," Schwab said, "but of course we have understanding that with the government standstill, he cannot be with us this year."
Now, the WEF chief is focusing on reshaping the "global architecture" that has split populists and globalists and left many people feeling left out.
That could be a tall order as trade forecasts predict slowdown and economic growth has eased, in part after Trump tax cuts doped-up the economy and markets last year.
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