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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: global stimulus

global stimulus stories: 6 news summaries

(AP) - Top finance officials from rich and developing countries today pledged to maintain stimulus measures to boost the global economy, warning that the fledging recovery that provided the backdrop to their meeting is by no means assured. Group of 20 finance ministers also promised a crackdown on bankers' pay—but stopped... More »

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global economy • Alistair Darling • G20 • global stimulus

 Volkswagen Challenges 
 Toyota's No. 1 Ranking 

Global sales surge on Germany, China stimulus, Toyota lags

Apr 17, 09 12:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - Volkswagen may have beaten Toyota in global sales in the first quarter, Reuters reports. Although VW sales declined overall, the company's market share increased to 11% with 1.39 million vehicles sold. Toyota has not released sales figures, but it estimated its first-quarter sales at 1.23 million. Volkswagen had... More »

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China • Germany • Toyota • automaker • sales • Volkswagen • vehicle • sales projections • global stimulus

(Newser) - The G20 leaders have agreed to a plan to pump $1 trillion into the world economy, British PM Gordon Brown announced today; the agreement will also tighten global financial regulation and crack down on secret tax havens. The plan calls for:
  • The money available to the International Monetary Fund
... More »

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China • global economy • protectionism • G20 • tax haven • global stimulus

 G20 Leaders Close to Deal 

French, German demands for regulation are final sticking point

Apr 2, 09 6:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - G20 leaders have nearly completed an agreement to confront the global financial crisis, reports the Times of London. Gordon Brown opened the summit by saying that the draft communique already prepared reflected "a high degree of consensus between us." The British PM said that the leaders needed to... More »

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Angela Merkel • Nicolas Sarkozy • International Monetary Fund • Gordon Brown • IMF • G20 • financial crisis • global stimulus

Merkel Emerges as Obama's
Main Rival

German chancellor emphasizes friendship, but opposes stimulus

Mar 30, 09 7:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - Angela Merkel stresses that she is a friend of the United States and wants Washington to play "a strong role in the world"—but ahead of the G20 summit this week, the German chancellor has emerged as the strongest and most unwavering opponent of Barack Obama's call for... More »

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Barack Obama • Angela Merkel • Germany • economic stimulus package • G20 • Chancellor of Germany • global stimulus

Obama: G20 Will Prepare World for Recovery

Upbeat prez dismisses rift with Europe over need for stimulus

Mar 30, 09 6:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama voiced optimism for a global deal at this week's G20 summit in London and downplayed talk of a split between the US and Europe, in his first interview with a foreign publication, the Financial Times. Saying that "we need stimulus and we need regulation," the... More »

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Barack Obama • Angela Merkel • recession • regulation • economic stimulus package • G20 • global stimulus

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