Davos Annual Meeting 2005 - Keeping the Global Economy Growing

http://www.weforum.org/ Keeping the Global Economy Growing The global economic recovery faces a variety of challenges, from volatile oil prices to the impact of the terrorist threat on consumer and business confidence. Global macroeconomic imbalances -- the US deficit in particular -- raise questions about the future direction of interest rates and the sustainability of recovery. 1) What are the biggest threats to the near-term economic outlook? 2) How should they be addressed? 3) What is the long-term prognosis for growth? Carly Fiorina, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, HP, USA Walter B. Kielholz, Chairman of the Board, Credit Suisse Group, Switzerland Kakutaro Kitashiro, Chairman, Keizai Doyukai, Japan Jean-Claude Trichet, President, European Central Bank, Frankfurt Robert Zoellick, US Trade Representative Chaired by Matthew A. Winkler, Editor-in-Chief, Bloomberg, USA