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Obama to G-20: We Must Act Fast on Crisis

Responds to Europe's stimulus reluctance with global op-ed blitz

Mar 24, 09 9:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama published an op-ed piece in more than 30 newspapers worldwide today, urging the G-20 nations to take immediate, bold action to fix the economy. “The United States is ready to lead,” he wrote in the Los Angeles Times, among others, “and we call on our... More »

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Barack Obama • global economy • editorial • European Central Bank • economic stimulus package • G20 • financial crisis • President Obama

Free Trade Under Fire as Protectionism Surges

November's G-20 agreement is abandoned as nations erect commerce barriers

Mar 23, 09 8:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - The global recession has protectionism making a comeback, the New York Times reports, dimming hopes that leaders can create lasting solutions to the crisis at April’s Group of 20 economic summit in London. The last G-20 meeting, held in November, yielded an agreement to promote free trade that was... More »

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China • Barack Obama • India • Mexico • tariffs • free trade • protectionism • free trade agreements • G20 • carbon emissions • trade barriers • financial crisis • Steven Chu

 G-20 Vows to Spur Lending 


Mar 14, 09 1:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - The world's top financial officials promised a three-tiered approach to battling the global economic slowdown today, the Wall Street Journal reports. At the G-20 summit in England, finance ministers vowed to inject money into the IMF and other institutions to lend to struggling countries, while tackling banks' toxic assets... More »

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International Monetary Fund • recession • credit crisis • G20 • emergency lending • economic downturn • emerging economies

Liechtenstein to Open Tax Books; Pressure's on Swiss

International pressure bends EU nation, but Switzerland is the prize

Mar 12, 09 8:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Liechtenstein, bowing to international pressure, said today it would adopt international standards on transparency in tax matters, turning the screws on other tax havens like Switzerland, the New York Times reports. Yesterday, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development added Switzerland, Luxembourg, and others to a list of tax havens... More »

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taxes • European Union • Switzerland • tax evasion • Liechtenstein • G20 • transparency

Geithner Urges G20 to Pump Up Global Economy

Treasury seeks billions to help IMF prop up struggling nations

Mar 12, 09 6:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - Tim Geithner is calling on the other G20 nations to help the US get the global economy back on its feet, the Washington Post reports. The Treasury secretary, who leaves for a G20 summit tomorrow, said in a briefing yesterday the administration plans to ask Congress for another $100 billion... More »

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International Monetary Fund • IMF • global economy • Treasury Department • emerging markets • G20 • Obama administration • financial crisis • Timothy Geithner

 Brit Pol Lashes 
 'Unreachable' 
 Obama Team 

'You have a bunch of people who haven't been in government before,' official gripes

Mar 11, 09 4:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - A British government official has ripped Barack Obama's "unreachable" team as leaders scramble to make arrangements with the White House to organize next month's G20 summit in London, reports the Independent. "There is nobody there. You cannot believe how difficult it is," said the Cabinet secretary. "... More »

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Barack Obama • diplomacy • London • Gordon Brown • Britain • protocol • G20

Obama Team Pushes for Global Stimulus, Euros Resist

Worldwide spending plan has fans in China, detractors in Europe

Mar 9, 09 8:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Obama administration will press for a global stimulus at next month's G20 conference in London, setting up a possible showdown with European nations wary of further deficits, reports the Wall Street Journal. US officials, supported by Britain and China, say that more public spending is needed to reverse the... More »

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economic stimulus package • Larry Summers • G20 • Obama administration • Lawrence Summers

 Recession, War 
 Top Brown's 
 DC To-Do List 

British PM will meet Obama, address Congress this week

Mar 2, 09 7:03 AM CST
(Newser) - Gordon Brown is en route to Washington, where the British prime minister will become the first foreign leader to meet with Barack Obama on American soil and address a joint session of Congress. The visit comes ahead of next month's G20 summit in London, and Brown will be looking for... More »

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Barack Obama • Congress • Gordon Brown • G20 • Obama administration • financial crisis

Brown Calls
for 'Global
New Deal'

At Berlin meeting, British PM says world needs $500B rescue

Feb 23, 09 6:13 AM CST
(Newser) - The world needs to unite on a "global New Deal" to end the economic crisis, Gordon Brown said yesterday at a European summit. The British prime minister, who is chairing April's meeting of the G20, joined colleagues from France and Germany to call for a major overhaul of the... More »

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Gordon Brown • IMF • global economy • G20 • financial crisis

G20 Will Push
for End to
Tax Havens

Brown enlists Obama to help crack down on offshore facilities

Feb 19, 09 7:52 AM CST
(Newser) - Ahead of the G20 financial summit in London this April, Gordon Brown is pushing ahead with a major diplomatic effort to crack down on international tax havens that cost governments $150 billion a year. The British PM has held talks with fellow world leaders, including Barack Obama, reports the Guardian.... More »

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Barack Obama • Gordon Brown • Switzerland • tax evasion • Cayman Islands • G20 • tax haven

 Japan Sinks Into Recession 

Economic downturn could last a year

Nov 17, 08 2:39 AM CST
(Newser) - The financial crisis rippling through the global economy has claimed another casualty as Japan has slipped into its first recession in seven years, Reuters reports. Third quarter statistics reveal a 0.1% contraction in Japan's Gross Domestic Product. Japanese economists warn the nation could languish in recession for an... More »

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Japan • recession • GDP • Nikkei • Bank of Japan • eurozone • Japanese economy • G20 • Kaoru Yosano

(Newser) - Today's summit of world leaders may have found broad agreement on the need for bold reform of the global markets, but it left the toughest decisions to future meetings, the Wall Street Journal reports. The broad strokes include greater oversight of banks and credit-rating agencies, a review of executive pay,... More »

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global economy • developing countries • economy • G20

Developing Nations Get a Say in Economic Summit

Signals expanding of world power

Nov 15, 08 10:04 AM CST
(Newser) - When George Bush convenes his economic summit today, he’ll see some less familiar faces around the table. In what could signal a historic shift in global power, Bush hasn’t just invited the wealthy nations of the G-8 to this summit, but a wider Group of 20, including developing... More »

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diplomacy • global economy • crisis summit • summit • G20 • G-8

 France's 
 Finance Chief  
 to Play Key 
 Summit Role 

French finance minister takes center stage at G20 summit

Nov 14, 08 7:38 AM CST
(Newser) - This weekend's emergency G20 summit will bring together world leaders with very different ideas of how to fix the global economy. But while heads of state and government talk in front of the cameras, one woman will be key in building a consensus: Christine Lagarde, the French finance minister.... More »

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Nicolas Sarkozy • France • crisis summit • Christine Lagarde • G20

World Leaders Desperately Seeking Obama

President-elect avoids awkward meetings at summit by staying in Chicago

Nov 12, 08 1:31 PM CST
(Newser) - With the leaders of 19 nations converging on Washington and clamoring to meet with the president-elect, the situation has become, as Barack Obama’s advisers tell the New York Times, “awkward.” Russian officials apparently thought President Dmitri Medvedev would be meeting with Obama, who transition advisers are keeping... More »

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Barack Obama • Dmitry Medvedev • Washington, DC • George W. Bush • G20 • summit meeting • President Obama

 Blair Pitches Global Climate Pact 

Warns change will be irreversible if something isn't done now

Mar 14, 08 3:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Former British prime minister Tony Blair will seek to privately broker a new international agreement to cut carbon emissions by 50% before 2050 that would include China, India and the US, reports the Guardian. Blair has been working on the project with climate change experts since he left office last... More »

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China • climate change • Tony Blair • India • global warming • G8 summit • Yasuo Fukuda • USA • Kyoto treaty • G20 • Climate Change Group • industrialized nations • carbon emissions

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