LGBTQ+ people are important to global economy, corporate allies say at Davos

"The displays were part of the fourth annual Pride on the Promenade, an initiative organized by GLAAD, Open for Business, and the Partnership for Global LGBTIQ+ Equality. On Wednesday, companies participating in the initiative illuminated their Davos-hosted spaces with rainbow lighting, flags, and LGBTQ+ affirming messages. It was a visible counterpoint to the forum's increasingly tense geopolitical atmosphere as Donald Trump blasted key U.S. allies."

"Trump declared that inflation in the United States had been "defeated" while simultaneously boasting of explosive economic growth - a contradiction economists widely reject. He claimed his administration had secured as much as $18 trillion, and possibly $20 trillion, in new investment, figures unsupported by public data. He asserted that the U.S. economy was undergoing "the fastest and most dramatic turnaround in history,""

Rainbow lighting, flags, and LGBTQ+ affirming messages illuminated corporate venues in Davos during the fourth annual Pride on the Promenade, organized by GLAAD, Open for Business, and the Partnership for Global LGBTIQ+ Equality. Participating companies included Amazon, Axios, Bloomberg, Cisco, Cloudflare, Edelman, Hub Culture, Salesforce, SAP, Snowflake, and Workday. The displays presented LGBTQ+ inclusion as integral to the global economy and offered a visible counterpoint to the forum's tense geopolitical atmosphere. The events coincided with a Davos address by Donald Trump marked by anti‑trans policy emphasis and contested claims about inflation, investment, and economic turnaround.

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