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President Hu meets world leaders in Washington

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao said here Saturday that China and Russia should enhance communication and cooperation in efforts to eliminate the adverse effects of the financial crisis and maintain...

G20's admission of financial guilt may prove the first good step of many

As the clouds gathered on downtown Washington D.C. on a wet Friday evening, the gridlock began to get worse. Just as the G20 leaders had for weeks fought to have their very different views on resolving the world’s problems...

The G20: Who is there and how desperate are they?

The G20: Who is there and how desperate are they?Ed Pilkington The Guardian, Saturday November 15 2008 Argentina - $150bn public debtAttending: Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, presidentArgentina last month decided to...

Global finance talks generate 20 viewpoints

WASHINGTON - With 20 world leaders in town for 24 hours, there wasn't much time for grand gestures or bold promises at yesterday's summit meeting on the global financial crisis. That did not stop the leaders from bringing 20...

G20 summit: the recession may be deep but for world leaders the living is high

While the world continues to reel from what many leading economists believe could be the deepest recession since the Great Depression of the early 1930's, world leaders are living high on the hog. By James Quinn in Washington...

Developing economies get to sit with the big boys

The Associated Press Saturday, November 15, 2008; 4:51 PM WASHINGTON -- There were new faces at Saturday's emergency economic summit, nations whose smaller and historically weaker economies mean they rarely get a seat at the...

Brazil's President says G-8 no longer relevant

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Saturday the G-8 is no longer relevant in today's globalized world and that the role of developing international financial regulations must fall to the so-called Group of 20.

Histórica cumbre del G20 mientras la Eurozona entra en recesión

Los líderes de 21 potencias industrializadas y emergentes iniciaron este viernes por la noche una histórica cumbre en Washington para dar respuestas a la crisis mundial, mientras la Eurozona confirmó su entrada en recesión.

In desperate need of repair

The global financial system has cracks in the foundation, its pipes are clogged and the roof is in danger of caving in. Leaders of the G20 meeting this weekend in Washington have two choices as they gaze at a house hit by a...

Brazil says trade key to resolve crisis

Brazilian officials called Friday for a rapid conclusion to the long-stalled Doha round of global trade talks to help ease the international financial crisis. Foreign Minister Celso Amorim said Friday, he expected the...

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