Rising commodity prices, global economic risks and increasing unemployment will be the main-focus for discussion for 2,500 global leaders, including 130 from India, who have gathered for the annual World Economic Forum meeting at the snow-white skiing resort in Davos, Switzerland.Russian President Dmitry Medvedev openned the five-day annual meeting last night. However, the business sessions has already began.India, the second fastest expanding economy of the world after China, is fielding the biggest-ever delegation of 125 CEOs and senior ministers like Home Minister P Chidambaram , Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma , Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath and Heavy Industries Minister Praful Patel. Besides, the leading lights of India Inc like Azim Premji of Wipro, Mukesh Ambani of Reliance Industries, Sunil Bharti Mittal of Bharti Enterprises, and Kiran Mazumdar Shaw of Biocon are being involved in discussing 'new economic reality', future of employment and making growth over-arching. Among 30 heads of government, the limelight is bound to be stolen by French President Nicolas Sarkozy, President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev, British Prime Minister David Cameron and South African President Jacob G Zuma.
News On AIR | January 27, 2011 11:28 AM
WEF meet: food prices, unemployment to dominate agenda