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Asia, Europe Want Financial Reform Now

Beijing steps up as leaders craft plans to manage economies

By Wesley Oliver, Newser Staff

Posted Oct 25, 2008 6:15 PM CDT

(Newser) – Asian and European world leaders joined forces today to call for stricter regulation of world financial markets and a shakeup of the monetary system, the Washington Post reports. The declarations marked the close of a 2-day summit in Beijing attended by more than 40 heads... Read full story »

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