In the snowy streets of this exclusive town of Graubünden (Switzerland), patrols are more numerous than in previous years, walk a few black muzzles of guns, and concrete blocks barrnt the access road to the Centre conferences.
The organizers of the forum have significantly tightened security to reduce the risk of attacks against the meeting until Saturday involving 2,500 of the most important decision makers in the world, Heads of State or Government, ministers, business leaders, or artists like Leonardo di Caprio, arrived Tuesday.
The official theme of this global brainstorming is the fourth industrial revolution that could transform the global economy, but “ as often in Davos, the subject hacked by world events, and what attracts the attention of everyone is what is happening in China, where growth slows “, says the chief economist of the British firm IHS, Nariman Behravesh.
Beijing released Tuesday its 2015 sales growth, which is the lowest in 25 (6.9%). The Chinese slowdown and the poor form of emerging countries weighed on the increase of global GDP, and more generally the whole of the world economy that threatens to “ derail ” warned Tuesday Monetary Fund International (IMF).
This tense situation also affects financial markets experiencing a period of high volatility, and prices of oil and raw materials that are at their lowest.
Mr Behravesh, a regular at the World Economic Forum in Davos, it will be much talk of how the Chinese authorities manage the slowdown. They “ are planted is “, he believes, even if nobody tell grandstand.
“ We all know that there are public Davos, which is different from private Davos. It is in the private Davos they will talk about it. In the public Davos, they obviously not speak in “, he said.
This Davos secret, made of discrete meetings in luxury hotels or small meeting rooms nestled in the corridors of a convention center bunkérisé also attracts diplomats, who will discuss at length the geopolitical themes.
– migration crisis –
The development of the fight against the organization of the Islamic state, jihadist attacks, but also the crisis of migrants hitting Europe and the Near East … the subjects abound.
“ The wave of refugees is a serious problem for the absorptive capacity of labor markets in the European Union and puts to the test the political systems “, has said Tuesday the IMF.
The Executive Director Christine Lagarde should have the opportunity to return, since it will speak Wednesday morning on migration in the world.
A counterpoint to these words taken from official where leaders discuss them might come from another session held Wednesday on the sidelines of the forum. Dubbed “ Open Forum “, it allows area residents to come and debate with personalities.
Thus, Sigmar Gabriel, a heavyweight of the German government, Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven, whose country has increased border controls, will discuss with the inhabitants of “ migration Integrated “, while Germany is in full debate on its very generous policy of welcome after sexual assault New Year in Cologne, attributed to migrants.
Another highlight of the day should be the speech to the delegates of the US Vice President Joe Biden, at 4:45 p.m. GMT.
On Thursday should be it, more focused on European issues with as highlight a debate among several leaders of this region, including French Prime Minister Manuel Valls.
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