Davos 2012 hails a year of worries
Davos 2012 hails a year of worries By Tim Weber Business editor, BBC News website, Davos Some of the world's richest and most powerful people attend the World Economic Forum When more than 2,600 of the world's richest, cleverest, most powerful, influential or entrepreneurial people are cooped up in a Swiss mountain valley, surely something must come out of it? Call it the curse of high expectations. With a track record like the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) - peace deals struck, political breakthroughs achieved, massive aid projects launched, wars averted, or at least the global agenda set - expectations are high. Against these benchmarks, Davos 2012 felt somewhat flat. Now don't get me wrong. By definition the World Economic Forum can't be boring. There are just too many interesting people here to make it a dull event. Walk 20 yards, chat to four or five people, and you ...