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The World Economic Forum's five-day annual jamboree of the global elite will begin in Davos on Tuesday with presence of over 2,500 political and business leaders, including Union ministers Arun Jaitley and Piyush Goyal as well as more than 100 industry leaders from India.
Other prominent Indian names would include Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian, as also Chief Ministers of Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh - Devendra Fadnavis and Chandrababu Naidu, respectively.
The five-day annual meeting of WEF will also be attended by 40 heads of states or governments, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel, France's President Francois Hollande, China's Prime Minister Li Keqiang, Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Swiss President Simonetta Sommaruga.
Meeting against the backdrop of the world economy facing multiple challenges, the 45th WEF Annual Meeting would discuss 'The New Global Context' as this year's theme, while issues like terrorism are likely to hog the limelight in the wake of recent terror attacks including the one in France.
Other prominent Indian names would include Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian, as also Chief Ministers of Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh - Devendra Fadnavis and Chandrababu Naidu, respectively.
The five-day annual meeting of WEF will also be attended by 40 heads of states or governments, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel, France's President Francois Hollande, China's Prime Minister Li Keqiang, Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Swiss President Simonetta Sommaruga.
Meeting against the backdrop of the world economy facing multiple challenges, the 45th WEF Annual Meeting would discuss 'The New Global Context' as this year's theme, while issues like terrorism are likely to hog the limelight in the wake of recent terror attacks including the one in France.
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