Rising inequality behind Brexit and Donald Trump victory is top global threat for the next decade, says WEF

Ahead of its annual meeting summit in Davos, the WEF said the gap between rich and poor needed to be tackled urgently

A rise in global income inequality that helped spur the Brexit vote andDonald Trump’s election victory is expected to shape world developments over the next decade, according to the World Economic Forum (WEF).

For a report published ahead of its annual summit in Davos next week, the WEF surveyed 750 risk experts and found that rising income and wealth disparity were cited as the most important trends in determining global developments over the next 10 years.

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