LET it be said that Mike Bloomberg is tired of talk. By his own sharp rebuke, what has instead been swirling in recent times is chronic inaction by governments in anchoring global stability and growth.
As fault lines deepen, and patience wears thin, Mr Bloomberg and his namesake media organisation will now insist on presenting the facts that should prompt top businesses and governments to commit to tackling the pressing issues of the day.
It is amid the loud disquiet about the future of globalisation, US partisanship, trade liberalisation, inequality and climate change that some 400 global CEOs and government officials will soon descend on a tiny island's even tinier island for the New Economy...