The Big Picture: Setting the stage

Workers position a sign for the World Economic Forum

Workers complete the Congress Centre in the Swiss ski resort of Davos where political and business leaders from around the world meet at the annual World Economic Forum, 27 Janaury 2009.

Photo by Alessandro Della Bella/Keystone/AP




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