President Felipe Calderon of Mexico ⎯ Current G20 President ⎯ A Major Figure at the World Economic Forum 2012 in Davos, Switzerland

President of Mexico, Felipe Calderón, whose country holds the revolving presidency of the Group of 20 developed and developing nations, was one of the major figures at the World Economic Forum 2012 in Davos, Switzerland this year. 

Mexico is a country with a solid and stable economy – its most recent annual growth rate toppled that of the U.S. at approximately 4 percent in 2011 compared to a stagnant 0.4 percent.Mexico is a country with a solid and stable economy – its most recent annual growth rate toppled that of the U.S. at approximately 4 percent in 2011 compared to a stagnant 0.4 percent. Mexico is also one of the World Trade Organization (WTO) members with the greatest number of Free Trade Agreements, currently holding 12 FTAs with a network of over 40 countries. As such, Mexico’s presence at the WEF Davos was focused on bringing countries together to build a stronger global economy, especially focusing on the unity from the Euro-zone officials to combat the current Greek debt crisis.  

See what Calderón and Gates talked about at the World Economic Forum 2012 on MexicoToday.org.