Robert Zoellick

Trade tangles ahead

The financial turmoil and the recessionary winds that it has fanned have claimed many victims, from arrogant investment banks on Wall Street to small toy companies in the export hubs through China’s Pearl River data. Much has...

Erdogan Visits The United States: Economy And Relations With Obama On The Agenda

ERDOGAN VISITS THE UNITED STATES: ECONOMY AND RELATIONS WITH OBAMA ON THE AGENDA By Saban Kardas Eurasia Daily Monitor Nov 17 2008 DC Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited the United States to attend the G-20...

Brown claims world backing for plan to tax less, spend more

By Andrew Grice and Stephen Foley in Washington Gordon Brown will claim today that his plans to cut taxes to keep the British economy moving have won the endorsement of leaders from the world's 20 largest economies. The Prime...

G-20 leaders agree to next economic steps

They pledge a more coordinated response to the global financial crisis, including stronger regulation. By then, the US will be led by a new Obama administration, which may be more inclined than its Bush predecessor to accept...

Commentary › Japan lives up to 'cash dispenser' role to help poor nations

WASHINGTON — Japan has established a reputation as a generous financial contributor during global crises—whether natural disasters or postwar reconstruction efforts—and the country is living up to its expected role of ‘‘cash...

Obama Should Keep the Rascals Out (RealClearPolitics.com)

Richard Halloran Richard Halloran – Mon Nov 17, 12:30 am ET Ever since the election, advice has been showering down on President-elect Barack Obama like snowflakes in a driving blizzard. Pundits right and left, politicians of...

Famine in Haiti made in the U.S.

The four hurricanes that hit Haiti in August and September directly caused 800 deaths and massive destruction of its roads and bridges, along with the crops and cropland that feed its people. In Baie d’Orange, a community of...

Bank "supervisors" proposed at G20 summit

The summit was the first time the G20 group had gathered at the level of heads of state (Keystone) World leaders have laid the foundation for reforms to the international financial system at the G20 summit in the United States....

For Brazilian President the G-8 Is Dead, Long Live the G-20

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

World leaders pledge action to reform financial system

WASHINGTON, November 16 (RIA Novosti) - World leaders pledged at a summit in Washington to restore global economic growth and start work on reforming financial regulation. Leaders of the G20 nations, which account for 90% of...

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