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Future relations As Chinese economy slows, Swiss seek greater access

Presence of China’s vice president at WEF comes at a time of slowing economic growth at home and growing scrutiny of Chinese investments abroad.

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Swiss CEOs gloomy about the global economic outlook

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World Economic Forum 2019

From CEOs to activists, we bring you perspectives and analysis on the future of global business from the 49th World Economic Forum annual meeting.

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