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WEF 2013

The 43rd annual meeting taking place at Davos, Switzerland, between 23-27 January has at the heart of its agenda a main theme entitled ‘resilient dynamism’, with global health and healthcare systems figuring prominently

Gideon Rachman from COMMENT Jan 28, 2013

A conspiracy of reasonable people

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But if China stops playing by Davos rules, the golden years of the WEF will be over

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Davos 2013
Keep up to date with dispatches from FT correspondents at the WEF annual meeting
Editorial from COMMENT Jan 25, 2013

A fragile hope of recovery in Davos

Business is less afraid; politicians should seize the moment

An illustration of a cable car ©James Ferguson Gideon Rachman from LIFE & ARTS Jan 25, 2013

The Diary: Gideon Rachman

The FT’s chief foreign affairs commentator seeks out a Buddhist monk on the ‘Secrets of Success’ on his first night in Davos

Illustration by Shonagh Rae of a statue falling ©Shonagh Rae Gillian Tett from LIFE & ARTS Jan 25, 2013

Davos take note: we don’t trust you

As faith in leaders has ebbed, people have put more trust in their peer group, defined as a ‘person like me’

Gideon Rachman from WORLD Jan 25, 2013

Syria consensus coalesces in Davos

There is much less agreement on how to end the civil war

From UK Jan 25, 2013

Johnson urges infrastructure drive

London mayor calls on Osborne to ‘junk talk of austerity’

The A-List from GLOBAL ECONOMY Jan 25, 2013

Davies’ Davos diary: Hedging bets on a Brexit

The spectrum of views on the prospect of a British EU referendum ran from iffy to bonkers

The World from WORLD Jan 25, 2013

A Davos Q&A with Lord Paul Boateng

The former UK high commissioner to South Africa talks about his first trip to Davos

UK Chancellor George Osborne addresses participants about " Global Economic Outlook 2012 " on January 28,2012 during the World Economic Forum (WEF) in the congress center of the Swiss resort of Davos. The global elite has talked itself into an upbeat frame of mind as the Davos forum nears its climax on Saturday, but the Greek debt crisis still hangs heavily over proceedings ©AFP From UK Jan 24, 2013

Osborne vows to remain on course

Chancellor tells Davos weak growth will not derail austerity

From COMPANIES Jan 24, 2013

Fears over ECB longer-term funding scheme

Threat that Europe’s weaker banks will be stigmatised

Gillian Tett from MARKETS Jan 24, 2013

Break a wall of silence on cyber attacks

Many companies are terrified of talking publicly about the issue

From GLOBAL ECONOMY Jan 24, 2013

Banks ponder raison d’être of Davos

Brighter mood has shifted spotlight from financial services

From UK Jan 24, 2013

Merkel says eurozone not ‘closed shop’ to UK

Cameron tells Davos forum new EU settlement is needed

The A-List from GLOBAL ECONOMY Jan 24, 2013

Davies’ Davos diary: What would you do with the G20?

The grouping seems condemned to drift along until the next crisis

John Gapper from COMMENT Jan 23, 2013

Davos: infotainment, not a conspiracy

What media group in the current climate would not like to own such a business?

From GLOBAL ECONOMY Jan 23, 2013

Japan rejects currency war fears

Concerns raised at Davos over shift in monetary policy stance

Notebook from COMMENT Jan 23, 2013

Not in Davos? Then come to mine

After missing out on a WEF invitation, John McDermott suggests holding his own forum

From GLOBAL ECONOMY Jan 23, 2013

IMF cuts global growth forecast

Fund calls for action to boost advanced economies

From COMPANIES Jan 23, 2013

JPMorgan and Elliott chiefs clash in Davos

Dimon rebuffs criticism that banks are ‘completely opaque’

From GLOBAL ECONOMY Jan 23, 2013

Global economy set for ‘slow recovery’

Economists predict weak growth and call for more reform

Nick Butler from COMPANIES Jan 23, 2013

What you won’t hear in Davos

Energy security and climate change are too big and too far from resolution to be ignored

From GLOBAL ECONOMY Jan 22, 2013

Davos executives worried about growth

CEOs also concerned about shareholders and falling margins

Gideon Rachman from SPECIAL REPORTS Jan 22, 2013

Global issues simmer as prospects brighten

Last year’s sense of panic has gone and the mood has lifted but there is still much for Davos delegates to chew over

The A-List from GLOBAL ECONOMY Jan 22, 2013

Davies’ Davos diary: Why the forum is like Scientology

For now the position of Davos seems fairly secure: indeed the event has got bigger and bigger

beyondbrics from MARKETS Jan 22, 2013

End of the expat model and the start of the Cultural Quotient model

Capitalising on the relative strength of emerging markets will be a major theme this week in Davos