(VOVWORLD) -Avoiding a recession and building a solid growth agenda will be critical to preventing the fragmentation of the global economy, World Economic Forum (WEF) President Borge Brende said in his closing address of the WEF’s 53rd Annual Meeting on Friday in Davos, Switzerland.
 World Economic Forum (WEF) President Borge Brende. Photo: AFP/VNA |
Brende said the WEF's five-day discussions have made progress on climate ambition, equitable growth and frontier technology.
In their speeches at the Forum, participants called on the world to heal divisions and restore trust.
The WEF's 2023 meeting was attended by more than 2,700 political, economic and financial leaders. The agenda focused on solutions and public-private partnerships to address the world's most pressing challenges.
Davos 2023 encourages world leaders to work together on such issues as energy, climate and nature, investment, trade and infrastructure, cutting-edge technology and industry resilience, employment, skills, social and health mobility and geopolitical cooperation in a multi-polar world.