World Economic Forum chases Christine Lagarde as its next leader, Bloomberg reports
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Posted on May 15, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 23, 2026
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on May 15, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 23, 2026
Christine Lagarde is considered to replace Klaus Schwab as WEF leader after his sudden departure amid an investigation, Bloomberg reports.
(Reuters) -The World Economic Forum still sees European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde as the top candidate to replace its founder Klaus Schwab as the WEF leader, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday.
Schwab abruptly stepped down as chair of the WEF board of trustees last month as the organization launched an investigation into him following a whistleblower letter alleging misconduct by the former chairman.
(Reporting by Kanjyik Ghosh in Bengaluru;)
The main topic is the potential leadership change at the World Economic Forum with Christine Lagarde as a top candidate.
Klaus Schwab stepped down as WEF leader amid an investigation following a whistleblower letter alleging misconduct.
Christine Lagarde is the President of the European Central Bank and a top candidate for WEF leadership.
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