Business Leaders: Saudi Event and Saudi Government

business leaders: The Saudi event, known as Davos in the desert, has suffered an exodus of global business leaders, including the CEOs of JPMorgan Chase JPM and Uber, in the past week as questions have mounted over the fate of Khashoggi, a prominent critic of the Saudi government, according to CNN. The IMF said in a statement late Tuesday that Managing Director Christine Lagarde's trip to the Middle East for the conference next week is being deferred. The latest to drop out are the managing director of the International Monetary Fund and the heads of two major French banks. Business is boycotting Saudi Arabia's big conference. Read More BNP Paribas BNPQY France's largest bank by assets, said Wednesday that Chairman Jean Lemierre will no longer attend. Here's who's still going It's an abrupt change of position from Lagarde, who said as recently as Saturday that she still planned to speak at the event in Riyadh despite being horrified by reports about Khashoggi's disappearance. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.