Topic: Davos - on January 23, 2008 at 12:22:00 PM CET
Market turmoil in focus for Davos
The global economic turmoil is top of the agenda for the 2,500 world leaders coming to the Swiss Alps for the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum.
The five-day forum in Davos - unlike previous gatherings - will be low on showbiz glamour.
Instead the hot issues range from the Middle East and terrorism to the legacies of presidents Bush and Putin.
Business leaders will focus on private equity investors and the growing power of India, China and oil-rich nations.
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Topic: Davos - on January 27, 2007 at 10:56:00 AM CET
Davos: Elite Meet or Delete?
Wired News may have blown a last-minute attempt to score a press pass for the World Economic Forum's exclusive conference, but it wasn't too late to squeak into a soiree Friday at the elegant Piano Bar of the Europe Hotel.
Word had trickled in from one quarter that Davos, with its air of privileged self-congratulation, has become "boring" and not worth the trip. But that message apparently hadn't been received by the packed house of reveling celebrities here, which included Dell CEO Michael Dell, rock star Peter Gabriel, Salesforce.com chief Marc Benioff and a few hundred other Davos elite.
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Topic: Davos - on January 22, 2004 at 2:18:00 AM CET
WEF 2004
The World Economic Forum is an independent international organization committed to improving the state of the world. The Forum provides a collaborative framework for the world's leaders to address global issues, engaging particularly its corporate members in global citizenship.
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Topic: Davos - on January 22, 2004 at 2:14:00 AM CET
Outside DAVOS
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