Mon, February 02, 2009
HOME
NEWS
PHOTOS
VIDEO
CITY GUIDE
FORUM
BEIJING2008
LEARN CHINESE

World Economic Forum 2009 Annual Meeting

World leaders conclude crisis discussions at Davos forum

World political and business leaders concluded a five-day forum here Sunday on tackling the financial crisis and other global challenges, going home with world's expectations for decisions and actions. Full story

TOP STORIES

LATEST NEWS

BACKGROUND

The World Economic Forum

The Forum strives towards a world-class corporate governance system where values are as important a basis as rules. Its motto is 'entrepreneurship in the global public interest'.

POLL

Do you think the Davos 2009 Annual Meeting could produce any substantial results?
Yes
No

RELATED

2008 Summer Davos in Tianjin, China

PHOTO GALLERY

More>>

World leaders conclude crisis discussions at Davos forum

Jet Li among Davos forum's Crystal Award winners

Demonstrators against Davos forum clash with police

Big names attend 2009 World Economic Forum

Full text of Chinese premier's speech at World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2009

Chinese premier arrives in Switzerland for visit, Davos forum

Davos ready for World Economic Forum

Davos organisers hope to draw Obama's key crisis fighters

News

More>>

World leaders conclude crisis discussions at Davos forum

2009-02-01 15:36:03 GMT Xinhua English DAVOS, Switzerland, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- World political and business leaders concluded a five-day forum here Sunday on tackling the financial crisis and other global challenges, going home with world's expectations for decisions and actions.

At Davos forum, leaders urge continued free trade

2009-02-01 10:08:51 GMT China Daily DAVOS, Switzerland – Global leaders had a simple message for the world on Saturday: Keep trading. If nations instead choose to barricade their economies behind new commercial barriers, they risk making the global economic crisis even worse, leaders said.

DAVOS-China airline group HNA says expects more government aid

2009-02-01 09:07:25 GMT SINA.com DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 31 - HNA Group, parent of China's Hainan Airlines Co <600221.SS>, is in talks with a number of local governments on steps to help it, potentially including cash injections, its chairman said on Saturday.

World Social Forum tells Davos to fix crisis -- or else

2009-02-01 09:04:43 GMT SINA.com BELEM, Brazil – Leftwing leaders and groups attending the World Social Forum in Brazil have dealt an ultimatum to political and corporate chiefs meeting at the same time in the Swiss resort of Davos: fix this crisis -- or else.

Comments and analyses

More>>

Japan PM faces political storm after Davos

2009-02-01 08:33:36 GMT SINA.com TOKYO – Japan's embattled Prime Minister Taro Aso on Sunday prepared for tough questioning in parliament over the ailing economy and upcoming polls as he returned home from the World Economic Forum in Davos.

Global financial supervision back in fashion at WEF

2009-01-30 05:36:23 GMT SINA.com Global supervision and regulation for banks and other financial actors, once shunned by free-market thinkers, has now become a fashionable topic for discussion among policy-makers gathered in Davos. Skip related content

At Davos, sometimes sorry is the hardest word

2009-01-30 04:14:39 GMT SINA.com DAVOS, Switzerland – At Davos, it seems, sorry is the hardest word.

Bill Clinton: crisis starts in the US

2009-01-30 03:16:13 GMT China Daily DAVOS, Switzerland – Former US President Bill Clinton admitted Thursday that the current global financial and economic crisis started in the US and the nation needed to assume global responsibility for the crisis.

Video reports

More>>

SINA's interview with HSBC chairman Stephen Green at Davos

2009-02-01 07:40:43 GMT SINA.com

SINA's interview with NASDAQ OMX President Magnus Böcker at Davos

2009-02-01 07:36:36 GMT SINA.com

Davos 2009: Brown dials up warning

2009-02-01 07:01:30 GMT Reuters Gordon Brown spoke to reporters while attending the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where he said that the global downturn threatens to spark de-globalisation and protectionsim which would do even more harm to economies.

Davos 2009: Food Crisis

2009-02-01 06:50:55 GMT Reuters Many parts of the world are still gripped by a lack of available or affordable food -- a topic getting some attention at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

Backgrounder

More>>

World Economic Forum Annual Meeting - List of Public Figures

2009-01-23 09:28:05 GMT SINA.com List of Public Figures - As of 21 January 2009

Davos Annual Meeting 2009 - "Shaping the Post-Crisis World"

2009-01-23 07:06:05 GMT SINA.com The World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2009 promises to be one of the most important events in the Forum's history. The significance of the Meeting is such that more than 40 heads of state and government will take part. Combined with the number and quality of business leaders, it makes this year's participation unparalleled in our nearly 40-year history.