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DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) - The Latest on the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland (all times local):

Authorities in Davos, Switzerland, have rejected a request by left-wing groups to stage a protest during the World Economic Forum, saying heavy snowfall means there's not enough space. Davos officials said in a statement Monday that “the extremely tight space situation due to the enormous amount of new snow doesn’t allow for a rally in the coming days.”

Members of Switzerland’s Social Democratic Party and Green Party had requested permission to stage a protest Thursday. The founder of the World Economic Forum has told The Associated Press that he hopes President Donald Trump’s planned visit to a gathering of world decision-makers and elites in Davos later this week will “provide him even better with a global perspective.”

Klaus Schwab declined to comment whether the U.S. government shutdown might spoil Trump’s plans to attend the event in the Alpine snows and deliver a speech on Friday. In his departure statement, the Prime Minister said that India’s engagement with the outside world in the recent years has become “truly and effectively multi-dimensional covering the political, economic, people to people, security and other spheres”.
Various billionaires, world leaders, and investors gather in Davos, Switzerland to discuss economic issues.