The keynote address will be given by United States President Donald Trump
The elements are all aligned to make India a global powerhouse, says IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde.
On the 10th anniversary of the global financial crisis, a multi-part series analyses the lessons learnt and those not learnt.
Three deaths have been reported and there are fears of more fatalities.
Fortune's third annual 'World's 50 Greatest Leaders' list features men and women from across the globe from the fields of business, government, philanthropy and the arts who are "transforming the world and inspiring others to do the same."
That is bad news for officials taking part in discussions at the International Monetary Fund and World Bank meetings this week.
State Bank of India chief Arundhati Bhattacharya, ICICI bank head Chanda Kochhar, Biocon founder Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw and HT Media chair Shobhana Bhartia are among the world's 100 most powerful women.
The Finance Ministry expects GDP growth to be 8-8.5 per cent in 2015-16.
The IMF chief listed three key policy areas for women's empowerment as the education, getting a job and having a family.
The annual talk-fest of rich and powerful from across the world in snow-laden Alpine resort town of Davos will be attended by nearly 40 heads of government among more than 2,500 global leaders from over 100 countries.
The Congress president said that if he was allowed to speak for 15 minutes on a host of issues, including the Nirav Modi scam, PM Modi would "run away".
Capital flows have become much more skittish and volatile during this period, with short-term horizons dominating allocations.
Those scheduled to attend the five-day WEF Annual meeting, beginning January 21, include more than 40 heads of state or government, including those from the UK, Australia, Japan, Iran, Israel, Pakistan, Brazil, Italy, Mauritius, Republic of Korea and Switzerland, WEF announced on Wednesday at a press conference in Geneva.
The IMF's predictions for India's near-term growth may seem rosy, but the usual caveats apply - that is, we are apt to under-perform.
The proposals appeared so far apart that success seemed higly unlikely
EU authorities made a last-minute offer to salvage a bailout deal that could keep Greece in the euro as the clock ticked down on Tuesday, with Germany warning that time had run out to extend vital credit lines to Athens.
The IMF dashed any hope that Athens could avert default.
Markets in green tracking firm global cues.
Deadline to submit convincing reform plans is this week.
11th-hour debt restructuring programme offered no concessions to creditors
Greek proposals hailed as "a positive step forward".
Market experts poohpooh fears of capital flight from India.
Finance minister Arun Jaitley has delivered a Arun Jaitley delivered a bold, far sighted budget
Modi cannot afford to fail the Indian people and in return the Indian people cannot fail Modi. There is too much riding on this equation for failure to be an option. There is too much invested in this relationship for it to splinter, says Vivek Gumaste.
Syriza lawmakers walked the corridors telling reporters the government might not survive the night.
The corporate sector does not care from where the money is coming.
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