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Protests in Geneva turn violent as the World Economic Forum draws to an inconclusive close in Davos

Karlotta BahnsenFebruary 1, 2009

"A Roadmap Out of the Economic Crisis" -- that's one of the key discussion points on the final day of the World Economic Forum in Davos Switzerland. The world's business and political elite has spent five days debating how best to regulate the world's financial markets and prevent countries from resorting to protectionism. On Saturday, though, protesters gathered in Switzerland to express their view that the Davos meeting is part of the problem and not the solution.

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