When did World Economic Forum come into being?

A. 24 January 1961
B. 24 January 1971
C. 24 January 1981
D. 24 January 1991

World Economic Forum 

World Economic Forum was founded on 24 January 1971 by German engineer and economist Klaus Schwab. The World Economic Forum is an international non-governmental and lobbying organisation based in Cologny, canton of Geneva, Switzerland.