Davos again the venue for deal-making and diplomacy

The annual trek to Davos seems to have dropped down the agenda for some Gulf leaders in recent years, but others still dutifully make their way into the Swiss mountains for the mix of politics and business that defines the annual gathering of World Economic Forum (WEF).Iraqi prime minister Haider Al-Abadi was there for a succession of meetings, including talks with Kurdistan Regional Government PM Nigervan Barzani, in which he reiterated Baghdad’s demand for total control of Kurdistan’s borders and oil exports.