Economy recovery on agenda at Davos meet

January 27, 2010 03:01 pm | Updated November 17, 2021 07:09 am IST - Davos

A man inside the Congress Centre which hosts the World Economic Forum at Davos, Switzerland. The world's elite business leaders and government officials meet in the Swiss city to discuss a variety of issues.

A man inside the Congress Centre which hosts the World Economic Forum at Davos, Switzerland. The world's elite business leaders and government officials meet in the Swiss city to discuss a variety of issues.

Over 2,500 global leaders in business and politics arrived in this Swiss resort on Wednesday to put their minds together on how best to support the fragile recovery following the worst economic crisis since the 1930s.

From India, Road Transport Minister Kamal Nath is leading a contingent comprising ministers and 100 CEOs to the 40th edition of World Economic Forum that will discuss over five days starting today, among others things, the need for stimulus measures to support economic growth.

The theme of this year’s conference is ‘Improve the State of the World — Rethink, Redesign and Rebuild’

The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday forecast the global economy to expand at nearly 4 per cent in 2010, better than its October 2009 estimate of 3.1 per cent, but said growth still depends on stimulus.

“What we want to do in Davos is look into all issues on the global agenda, but we want to do so in a systematic, integrated and strategic way, particularly addressing the issue of global cooperation”, WEF founder Klaus Schwab said ahead of the meeting, second since the 2008 economic crisis.

Among those attending the high-profile conference are French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Swiss President Doris Leuthard. Besides Nath, the Indian side includes Commerce and Industry Ministry Anand Sharma, Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia and corporate honchos Anand Mahindra, Sunil Mittal and Kris Gopalakrishnan.

0 / 0
Sign in to unlock member-only benefits!
  • Access 10 free stories every month
  • Save stories to read later
  • Access to comment on every story
  • Sign-up/manage your newsletter subscriptions with a single click
  • Get notified by email for early access to discounts & offers on our products
Sign in

Comments

Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments.

We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.