Britain is sending a slimmed-down delegation to Davos this yr because the Prime Minister, Chancellor of the Exchequer and a number of key British enterprise leaders miss the annual World Financial Discussion board assembly within the Swiss Alps.
Main British enterprise leaders not becoming a member of this yr embrace the heads of Barclays Plc, HSBC Plc, Nat West Group Plc, AstraZeneca Plc and GlaxoSmithKline. The bosses of the oil corporations BP Plc and Shell Plc will likely be there however preserve a low profile.