World's richest flock to Davos as '1%' bemoan inequality

Some 70 billionaires are joining more than 2,500 business and political leaders at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, this week, in a bid to give their views on how to boost the world's economy and political status. Many of the rich attendees have said that economic disparity needs to be addressed. German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivered a speech during the opening ceremony of WEF. (All images courtesy of Getty Images, captions part written by Bloomberg).