World Economic Forum gathers amid clouds in Davos

Even though John Thain, Gov. David Paterson and Bono will be sitting out this year's World Economic Forum at Davos, the beat goes on accordng to this article from CNN, and the global financial crisis is, naturally, a pervasive theme this year. Bloomberg has a good special report about the central issues facing bankers as they begin to meet. The writers foreshadow a coming conflict between markets and governments as the latter seek to tighten their grip. The outcome has huge implications for the global economy. The WEF has released its "Global Risks 2009" report, and this one is pretty much a downer, citing international governance on financial stability among other challenges facing the globe. Stay tuned to this space as GlobalRiskJobs keeps an eye on the news from Davos for you.