WEF ends with cautious optimism

Christine Lagarde (R), MD, International Monetary Fund (IMF), Washington DC; World Economic Forum Foundation board member and Francine Lacqua (L), editor-at-large and presenter, Bloomberg Television, United Kingdom, are captured during the session 'An Insight, An Idea with Christine Lagarde' at the Annual Meeting 2014. WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM/swiss-image.ch/Photo Nicola Pitaro

The idea that global economy is on a bumpy path of recovery, but is shadowed by uncertainty, potential risks and challenges was shared by president of the World Bank, Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund and Mario Draghi, president of the European Central Bank.

The hot political issues such as the Syrian crisis and Iran's nuclear program riveted more attention this year, with political leaders expressing their views and positions via the platform of the WEF.

During the four-day meeting, over 2,500 participants from almost 100 countries, including more than 1,500 business leaders and over 40 heads of state or government, exchanged views on and probed into possible approaches to problems such as global economic recovery, financial outlook, new energy, health and climate change.

All the issues are under four major topics, namely Embracing Disruptive Innovation, Achieving Inclusive Growth, Meeting Society's New Expectations and Sustaining a world of 9 Billion.