
The Congress Centre in Davos has been extensively rebuilt for this year's event
Every year some of the world's most powerful people come to the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos.
It's quite a trek to this remote valley in the Swiss mountains, so what's the draw? Tim Weber, the business editor of our website, explains:
What is the point of Davos?
So what are this year's big issues?

It's the 41st annual meeting of the World Economic Forum
That all sounds very high-minded...

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The forum has been around for quite a while, hasn't it?
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