G-20

Financial Times Jul 1

Governments around the world have continued to push up trade barriers in spite of high-profile pledges at the G20 summit to resist protectionism, according to a World Trade Organisation report

Geithner to travel to Middle East, Europe in July

MarketWatch Jun 23

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner will travel to the Middle East and Europe in mid-July to help prepare for the next meeting of G-20 leaders in the fall, the department announced Tuesday. Geithner will meet officials in London and Paris and also...

Geithner: Too soon to withdraw economic stimulus

Reuters Jun 13

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Saturday it was too early to start withdrawing stimulus for the world's top economies, but governments should pledge a return to more sustainable fiscal policies in the future.

Critics Assail British Police for Harsh Tactics During the G-20 Summit Meeting

New York Times May 30

The police say they acted appropriately in a chaotic situation, but critics say they treated members of the public as enemies.

Goodbye GAAP, Hello IFRS. Will You Be Ready?

Bullish Bankers May 26

It's become clear throughout the past five years that GAAP and financial reporting in the United States is on a clear path toward change in the form of a convergence with the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). World events, most...

[$] Crunch Moment for International Accounting

Wall Street Journal May 19

At stake at the IASB meeting is a project to create global accounting standards -- something the G20 said is crucial to preventing a repeat of the current financial crisis.

Spain begs to be at upcoming G-20, Brazil says no

Credit Writedowns Apr 27

We are starting to get a sense of who the winners and losers of the Great Unraveling are. Spain is definitely a loser. Just think, a few years ago Spain was the envy of Western Europe with a dynamic and booming property market and prodigious...

With Funds, Political Peril Awaits IMF

Wall Street Journal Apr 26

In exchange for new funding, the IMF has been handed tough assignments in fighting the global recession and staving off another one.

IMF relevant again?

absolutideas Apr 26

Only when they start their printing presses and follow the irresponsible policies implemented by Bernanke and other central banks through quantative easing. Yahoo Finance: Finance ministers from those nations met over the weekend to hammer out...

Currencies: Dollar slips ahead of G7, G20

MarketWatch Apr 24

The U.S. dollar lost ground versus major rivals Friday amid nervousness about what finance ministers and central bankers from the Group of Seven nations gathering in Washington may say regarding their countries’ reserves.

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The Group of Twenty Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors, better known by the acronym G-20, is a group of finance ministers and central bank governors from 20 major economies. Its members account for two-thirds of the global population, 90% of the world's gross national product and 80% of world trade. The group serves as a forum for discussing economic issues and international finance.

[edit] Members of G-20

In 2008, the following countries were members of the G-20:^[1]

The European Union is the 20th member, and is represented by a rotating Council and the European Central Bank.

The following institutions also participate in the G-20 meeting, participate in meetings of the G-20:

International Monetary Fund
World Bank
International Monetary and Financial Committee

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↑ G-20 Membership from the official G-20 website

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