World Economic Forum Davos 2009 Begins On Gloomy Note

Sun, 25 Feb 2007 12:22:21 +0000

Where: Davos,Switzerland

January 28, 2009: The Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, began on January 28, 2009 and will conclude on February 1, 2009. The theme of this year’s meet is ‘Shaping the Post-Crisis World’. There are around 2,600 delegates, including political and business leaders from all over the world participating in a series of discussions on economic and political issues. Russia’s Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, and the Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao addressed the meeting on the opening day.

Heads of Government to Seek Solutions to World Economic Crisis at G20 Summit

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 03:20:39 +0000

Where: London, United Kingdom

March 30, 2009 : The heads of the world’s 20 largest economic powers, the Group of 20 or G20, will assemble in London on April 2, 2009. The London summit will focus on finding solutions to the present global economic crisis.

The G20 is a forum that includes G-7, the world’s seven leading industrialized nations — the U.S., Japan, Germany, France, the UK, Italy and Canada — and the world’s largest developing world economies: Brazil, Russia, India and China (often referred to as BRIC). The European Union (EU), Australia, Turkey, Indonesia, South Korea, Argentina, Mexico, South Africa, Saudi Arabia and Indonesia are also members. The member countries of G20 generate 85 percent of the world’s total economic production.

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World Economic Forum Davos 2009 Begins On Gloomy Note

Heads of Government to Seek Solutions to World Economic Crisis at G20 Summit