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Toledo calls on world to help Argentina

people dossier / alejandro toledo / peru candidate President Alejandro Toledo of Peru called on the international community to provide financial aid for Argentina. "We need to meet the challenge of resolving the problems of Argentina," he told the World Economic Forum in New York. 00:02  | Read

Davos has 'lost' its rarefied atmosphere

The decision to shift the annual World Economic Forum meeting from Davos to New York seemed vindicated. But beneath the glitz many Davos veterans said the forum had lost the rarified atmosphere that attracted the world's leaders for 31 years. 00:02  | Read


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FT & FT.com at the WEF in New York
As the great and the good converge in New York for the 2002 meetings of the WEF, FT.com and the Financial Times bring you a complete guide to the proceedings. FT.com's special report includes the opportunity to question FT experts ; Dispatches - a daily diary of the news and schmooze; and the latest news and analysis from the meetings.
Geopolitics
image Faultlines shift as new alliances form
After September 11, the world appeared to be witnessing a geopolitical realignment comparable to events after the Second World War. The question is whether this marks a lasting change or a lengthy confrontation between a prosperous democratic west and Islamic extremists.
Global Economy
image Recovery likely to be sluggish and uneven
Although the outlook for the world economy may be troubling and uncertain, it still seems better than most people dared to hope in the dark days of last September. However, there is a danger that the wave of relief that has lifted the world's spirits will obscure the other problems of the US and global economy.
Davos 2001
image What a difference a year makes.
Just under 3,000 of the world's great and good will assemble at the World Economic Forum meeting in New York.
Key profiles
image Delegates at the 2002 meetings
Profiles of selected delegates attending the annual meetings in New York.