Not much, if this year's meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) is anything to go by.

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But it is not, according to experts at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos.

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The study by the World Economic Forum (WEF) pinpointed firms in countries as diverse as Costa Rica, Egypt and China.

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Last month, the World Economic Forum (WEF) discussed a levy on financial institutions that would be used to help bail out banks in any future crisis.

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So it has, at least according to the World Economic Forum (WEF), the outfit that puts on the big annual shindig for the rich and powerful in Davos, Switzerland.

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According to a report issued today by the World Economic Forum (WEF), the United States ranks fifth in information and communication technologies among the 138 nations with the largest economies.

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It came eighth in the world - higher than the US and UK - for its progress in bridging the gender gap between the sexes by the World Economic Forum (WEF) in 2011.

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But with most countries emerging slowly from the gloom, the theme at this year's annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) -- Shared Norms for the New Reality -- is intended to move the agenda away from collective navel-gazing, towards a post-crisis mindset based on pragmatic realism.

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"The Annual Meeting 2009 is one of the most crucial in the near 40-year history of the World Economic Forum, " WEF founder Klaus Schwab told journalists on Wednesday.

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It is the latest signatory of the World Economic Forum's (WEF) Partnering for Cyber Resilience initiative.

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