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French President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) speaks next to French Economy Minister Christine Lagarde (R) during a press conference after a meeting with French bank executives over bonuses, on August 25, 2009 at the Elysee presidential Palace, in Paris, as he sought to position himself as a champion of greater market regulation ahead of next month's G20 summit. French banks agreed to adopt a system of performance-linked pay with both bonuses and penalties for traders, France's banking federation said, following talks with Sarkozy.
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I commend our G8 Partners for living up to their commitment in providing financial support and I call upon G20, BRICS countries, and other global actors to join us and build up on the success of our partnership with G8 to end AIDS, TB and malaria in our continent.
This was one of the important themes discussed at the G20 meetings in Washington: what are the exit mechanisms when liquidity returns to normal levels. Without any doubt, Mexico is preparing for it and Mexico has to be prepared
Everything is at risk ... The threat of espionage attacks on high-profile summits (such as the G20) is very real. Critical infrastructure, computer systems, it is a very serious situation.More quotes »
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G-20 countries pledge stronger efforts
Chairman Ben Bernanke . The discussions were led by Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov whose country is leading the G-20 this year.The G-20 joint statement singled out the recent aggressive credit-easing moves pushed by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Read more »
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Ontario judge declines to certify class action for G20 detainees
- An Ontario judge has ruled that hundreds of people detained during the G20 summit three years ago can't sue as a group. The $45-million proposed class action lawsuit was spearheaded by Sherry Good, a 51-year-old office administrator who says she was corralled from The Huffington Post: Canada Edition Read more »
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UK terror attack will be monitored for G20 event
around the world and factor that into our planning for G20. "That will continue every single day until we get to November 14, 2014." Police Minister Jack Dempsey said he had regular briefings and all G20 planning was ahead of schedule including risk planning. from The Northern Star Read more »
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IMF's Lagarde - a pragmatist in austerity debate
deals under pressure as Europe grappled with economic meltdown. She played a key role in crafting Europe's response to the 2009 credit crisis and in putting together the 110-billion-euro Greek bailout. As IMF head, she made an early call for banks to be recapitalized from Reuters Mobile Read more »
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ECB considering measures to tackle financial fragmentation - Noyer
central bank Governor Christian Noyer reacts during a meeting of G20 representatives with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin February 15, 2013. PARIS (Reuters) - Financial fragmentation persists in the euro zone and the European Central Bank is from Reuters Mobile Read more »
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Tax evasion politics in Brussels
clincher: the summit advocates “ongoing efforts made in the G8, G20 and OECD to develop a global standard”. How nice, the G20 again, we know how useful declarations from that one will be…. What would really hurt London is fast decision making on closing down from Core Economics Read more »
