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The World Economic Forum

The World Economic Forum

The WEF, short for the World Economic Forum, is a non-profit foundation headquartered in Geneva. The Forum is known for its annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, which brings together company owners and directors, politicians and news reporters from all around the world to debate over the most pressing global problems, including areas such as the [...]

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G8 Summit

G8 Summit

The G8 (for "Group of Eight") is a newsgroup and economic partnership of eight countries among the most economically powerful in the world including the USA, Japan, Germany, France, United Kingdom, Italy, Canada and Russia. The leaders of the G8 countries meet every year at a summit of Heads of State or Government and the [...]

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Trades Union Congress

Trades Union Congress

The Trades Union Congress is the umbrella organization of the British trade unions. Its 71 members represent about 7 million members. The main decision making body of the TUC's is its annual conference in September. In the meantime, decisions are taken by the General Council which meets every two months. An executive committee is elected [...]

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