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  1. Indian Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee (L) shakes hands with Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Managing Director of ICICI Bank Chandra Kochhar (C) as Chairman and Managing Director of TVS Motor Company Venu Srinivasan (R) looks on during the World Economic Forum's 25th India Economic Summit-2009 in New Delhi on November 10, 2009. Mukherjee promised the government would reduce the fiscal deficit as it seeks to put the nation's financial house in order. He said the government would cut the deficit to four percent of gross domestic product by 2012, down from an expected 6.8 percent in the current financial year.

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  1. Klaus Schwabe, founder of the World Economic Forum, gestures during a speech at the University of Latvia in Riga September 28, 2008.
  2. Klaus Schwabe, founder of the World Economic Forum, gestures during a speech at the University of Latvia in Riga September 28, 2008.
  3. Klaus Schwabe, founder of the World Economic Forum, gestures during a speech at the University of Latvia in Riga September 28, 2008.
  4. Klaus Schwabe, founder of the World Economic Forum, gestures during a speech at the University of Latvia in Riga September 28, 2008.
  5. World Economic Forum founder and executive chairman Klaus Schwab (R) gestures as he speaks with Latvia's Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis (L) in Riga September 28, 2009.
  6. World Economic Forum founder and executive chairman Klaus Schwab (C) gestures as he speaks with Latvia's Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis in Riga September 28, 2009.
  7. World Economic Forum founder and executive chairman Klaus Schwab (L) and Latvia's Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis pose for media in Riga September 28, 2009.
  8. World Economic Forum founder and executive chairman Klaus Schwab (L) shakes hands with Latvia's Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis in Riga September 28, 2009.
  9. Klaus Schwab (L), the founder of the World Economic Forum (WEF) introduces Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R) on stage at the Dalian World Expo Centre, in northeast China's Liaoning province, on September 10 , 2009, during the opening ceremony of the WEF's Annual Meeting of the New Champions, known as the 'Summer Davos in Asia'. Wen opened the annual meeting which will focus on tangible business priorities to transform and revitalize the global economy in a sustainable manner.
  10. World Economic Forum (WEF) chairman Klaus Schwab, left, speaks with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, right, at the inauguration of a three-day India Economic Summit organized by the WEF in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009. The Indian government is pushing ahead with economic reforms aimed at achieving a growth rate of more than 7 percent next year but will make sure the benefits reach the poor, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Sunday. (AP Photo) ** INDIA OUT.
  11. Founder and Executive Chairman of World Economic Forum (WEF), Klaus Schwab attends the World Economic Forum's 25th India Economic Summit-2009 in New Delhi on November 8, 2009. During his speech Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said that he would pursue financial sector reforms to fund infrastructure development that would in turn propel the economy.
  12. Founder and Executive Chairman of World Economic Forum (WEF), Klaus Schwab addresses the World Economic Forum's 25th India Economic Summit-2009 in New Delhi on November 8, 2009. During his speech Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said that he would pursue financial sector reforms to fund infrastructure development that would in turn propel the economy.
  13. Co-Chairman and Managing Director, Jubilant Organosys, Hari S Bhartuia (L), Founder and Executive Chairman of World Economic Forum (WEF), Klaus Schwab, (2L), Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, (C), Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) president, Venu Srinivasan (2R), and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Booz and Company, United Kingdom, S. S. Banerje (R) attend the World Economic Forum's 25th India Economic Summit-2009 in New Delhi on November 8, 2009. During his speech Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said that he would pursue financial sector reforms to fund infrastructure development that would in turn propel the economy.
  14. Klaus Schwab (L), Founder and Executive Chairman of World Economic Forum (WEF) addresses the World Economic Forum's 25th India Economic Summit-2009 in New Delhi on November 8, 2009. During his speech Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said that he would pursue financial sector reforms to fund infrastructure development that would in turn propel the economy.
  15. Klaus Schwab (L), Founder and Executive Chairman of World Economic Forum (WEF) and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh attend the World Economic Forum's 25th India Economic Summit-2009 in New Delhi on November 8, 2009. During his speech Singh said that he would pursue financial sector reforms to fund infrastructure development that would in turn propel the economy.
  16. Klaus Schwab (L), Founder and Executive Chairman of World Economic Forum (WEF) and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh attend the World Economic Forum's 25th India Economic Summit-2009 in New Delhi on November 8, 2009. During his speech Singh said that he would pursue financial sector reforms to fund infrastructure development that would in turn propel the economy.

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