The list of invitations for the Board of Peace signing ceremony was long but the more notable list was the excuses made to avoid the event altogether.

The eyewear was quickly identified by iVision Tech as the Pacific S 01 model from its high-end French brand Henry Jullien, priced at around $770.

On the wider global backdrop, Georgieva acknowledged that recent easing of certain geopolitical risks-particularly around tariffs-had buoyed markets.