### [2013-01-23](/feed/2013/01/23/index.md)

##### World Economic Forum
# The 2013 World Economic Forum begins in Davos, Switzerland. 

The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum is under way. A roundup of Day 1.


### Sources:

1. [USA Today](https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2013/01/23/davos-2013/1857807/) [Image](https://www.gannett-cdn.com/media/USATODAY/GenericImages/2013/01/23/rstz8321-1-16_9.jpg?width=3200&height=1807&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
2. [WEF](http://www.weforum.org/events/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2013)

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