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Davos gears up for World Economic Forum meet

World’s political and economic elite will discuss issues such as eurozone’s debt battle and global power shift

A general view of the Congress Center where the World Economic Forum annual meeting will take place on January 24, 2011 in Davos. Switzerland has mobilised up to 5,000 soldiers to secure the areas surrounding the alpine village of Davos, where world political and economic leaders are to gather this week. (AFP/Getty Images)

People stand by the main entrance of the Davos’ congress center ahead of the World Economic Forum annual meeting on January 24, 2011 in Davos. The eurozone’s debt battle and the power shift towards emerging giants like China and India will be at the heart of discussions on a ‘fundamentally changed world’ at this week’s Davos meeting of global elites. (AFP/Getty Images)

People past the Congress Center in Davos ahead of the World Economic Forum annual meeting on January 24, 2011. The eurozone’s debt battle and the power shift towards emerging giants like China and India will be at the heart of discussions on a ‘fundamentally changed world’ at this week’s Davos meeting of global elites. (AFP/Getty Images)

Workers prepare on January 24, 2011 the Davos Congress Center ahead of the January 26 opening of the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos. The eurozone’s debt battle and the power shift toward emerging giants, like China and India, will be at the heart of discussions on a ‘fundamentally changed world’ at this week’s Davos meeting of global elites. (AFP/Getty Images)

A car drives past the Congress Center ahead of the World Economic Forum annual meeting on January 24, 2011 in Davos. Switzerland has mobilised up to 5,000 soldiers to secure the areas surrounding the alpine village of Davos, where world political and economic leaders are to gather this week. (AFP/Getty Images)

A security guard holds a flashlight in front of the Congress Center ahead of the World Economic Forum annual meeting on January 24, 2011 in Davos. Switzerland has mobilised up to 5,000 soldiers to secure the areas surrounding the alpine village of Davos, where world political and economic leaders are to gather this week. (AFP/Getty Images)

The village of Davos is seen ahead of the World Economic Forum annual meeting on January 24, 2011 in Davos. The eurozone’s debt battle and the power shift towards emerging giants like China and India will be at the heart of discussions on a ‘fundamentally changed world’ at this week’s Davos meeting of global elites. (AFP/Getty Images)

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