French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said he expects his country’s economy will avoid a contraction this year, underscoring the messages of resilience from the global elite in Davos.

Fragmentation can cost 7 pc of global GDP; be pragmatic and collaborate: IMF chief

After a year that brought a surprise surge in interest rates, the biggest stock drop since 2008 and a halt to major deals, plenty of finance executives lined up at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting to say they now see reasons to be upbeat.