Davos Forum Scheduled in Singapore This May Postponed by Two Weeks

Originally Scheduled for May 13-16 → Postponed to May 25-28
WEF Does Not Disclose Reason

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kwon Jae-hee] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 'Davos Forum' scheduled to be held in Singapore, not Switzerland, this May is expected to be postponed by about two weeks from the original schedule.

According to local media such as The Straits Times on the 8th, the World Economic Forum (WEF) announced that it has adjusted the annual meeting, also known as the 'Davos Forum,' to take place from May 25 to 28.

This is about a two-week delay from the originally announced dates of May 13 to 16.

WEF did not disclose the reason for the schedule delay.

Last December, WEF decided to hold the 2021 annual meeting in Singapore considering the COVID-19 situation. The timing was also postponed from the usual January to May.

Since its inception in 1971, the Davos Forum being held outside Switzerland is the second time after New York, USA in 2002, and the first time in Asia.

The Singapore government recently stated that strict measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 will be implemented for forum participants, including testing before departure and after arrival, as well as during the forum period.

Singapore currently maintains zero local infections and has recovered from the shock of the migrant worker dormitory cluster infection outbreak last March and April, when around 1,000 new cases were reported daily.

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