"WEF" meaning in English

See WEF in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-prop}} WEF
  1. Initialism of World Economic Forum. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: World Economic Forum Categories (topical): Economics

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