As the world economic forum kicks off in Davos, Oxfam is putting the spotlight on wealth inequality. According to the anti-poverty group, billionaires' wealth increased three times faster last year than in 2023.
The charity reported that the wealth of the world's billionaires grew from $13 trillion to $15 trillion in 2024, a rate that is three times faster than in 2023.
Billionaire wealth surged last year, with the world's richest individuals adding $2 trillion to their pockets in 2024, according to a new report released Monday.
The World Economic Forum kicks off in the Swiss Alpine resort on the same day as the presidential inauguration of Trump, who will not be in Davos but will make an online appearance later in the week. Global charity Oxfam said in a report that Trump's ...
Move over billionaires. The first trillionaires are on their way.
Oxfam International, in its latest assessment of global inequality timed to the opening of the World Economic Forum meeting, also predicts at least five trillionaires will crop up over the next ...
The world is set to witness the emergence of five trillionaires within the next decade, according to Oxfam's latest inequality
Oxfam’s new report estimates that 54 percent of billionaire wealth is either inherited or stems from monopoly power.
The World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, is underway this week — and there are calls for taxing the extremely rich to address global inequality.
Oxfam International's Executive Director Amitabh Behar described the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting as filled with 'nervous energy'. The event lacked focus on marginalized communities facing inequality.
Economic inequality is a grave concern, with many particularly worried about the influence that the super rich are having on policies that exacerbate the wealth gap.
In response to President Trump appearing at this year's World Economic Forum remotely via video conference, Nabil Ahmed, Oxfam America’s Director of Economic and Racial Justice, said: “President Trump’s decision to dial into Davos—which now looks ...