Davos 2012
Davos: crisis and consequences
The shockwave sent out by the eurozone crisis is now hurting emerging economies like Brazil, Russia, and China. These were the very economies that came to the rescue in 2008, preventing the financial crisis from blowing up into a full-scale global recession. In the poorest countries more and more people every day… Read more…
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Austerity and solidarity to save the euro
Omnipresent in the background of the World Economic Forum in Davos is the sovereign debt crisis in the eurozone. The great challenge is to…
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Davos 2012 World economic forum facts
- The Davos World Economic Forum gathers an elite of the rich and powerful. Political, business, intellectual and other leaders of society come together here.
- Finding ways to tackle the Eurozone crisis will of course be a top priority this year.
- The alpine location means local authorities can implement the high level of security required for such an event.
- More than 2,600 people are expected to attend this annual meeting.
- Bill Clinton, Nelson Mandela, Bono, Bill Gates, Angela Merkel, Kofi Annan, George Soros are all Davos regulars. Vladimir Putin and Yasser Arafat have also attended.
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New problems new solutions
The World Economic Summit has opened in Davos to a background of economic and geopolitical changes. They include a deepening debt crisis…
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Davos ponders the future of food
The eurozone crisis has plunged the world’s economy into the danger zone. Europe’s troubles are hitting the once robust growth of the big…
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Ghosn notes pessimism in the Davos air
The car industry is an excellent economic bellweather as its health often a reflection of consumer confidence or economic vigour. So who…
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Ideas as vital as money for the Davos recipe
Deals are not only sealed in private meeting rooms. A lucrative agreement can just as easily be made over a mouth-watering canapé at one of…
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Eurozone crisis dominates debates at Davos
The shrieks and cries, the swish and swirl of winter sports are the normal sounds which echo across the mountains which surround Davos. Now it…
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Davos Blog 1 : “Davos is hotting up !”
Despite the freezing cold and driving snow, Davos is hotting up!The…
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Davos blog: Schmoozing, Swiss style
Politicians and business people like Davos because they can hold a months’ worth of meetings in just a few days without having to travel…
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Davos blog: Let it snow!
If you are a skier this is the weekend to hit the slopes in Davos. Not only has it not stopped snowing in the last few days – the pistes are…
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Eurozone should stay intact says Lamy
Some blame part of the Eurozone’s woes on globalization – the interconnectedness of world economies held responsible for the downturn that’s…
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Big freeze fails to deter protesters at Davos
Adapt and protest. That is one of the messages emerging from Davos. The snow is not enough to deter the demonstrators who have built…
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Davos 2012 meets with gloomy backdrop
The World Economic Forum is convening after one of the most momentous years in recent history. Some 2,600 Davos delegates are meeting under…
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