39th WEF: a crisis meeting? What a difference a year makes. Even as the storm clouds of a global financial crisis were gathering during the World Economic Forum's (WEF) annual meeting of movers and shakers in Davos last year, few could have predicted how subdued the mood would become just 12 months later.

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39th WEF: a crisis meeting? What a difference a year makes. Even as the storm clouds of a global financial crisis were gathering during the World Economic Forum's (WEF) annual meeting of movers and shakers in Davos last year, few could have predicted how subdued the mood would become just 12 months later.

Against the backdrop of a global economic slowdown, this year's January 284 get-together in the Alpine resort may be a more sober affair than in recent years. The five-day event will give global business executives and political advisors a chance to compare notes and strategise on how to tackle the crisis in financial markets, and determine w...

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