Obama puts positive spin on G-20
Seattle Post Intelligencer – USA
Through the G-20 summit and private meetings with leaders of China and Russia, Obama said the United States “has made real and unprecedented progress” …
www2.seattlepi.com/articles/404835.html

EU struggles to put G20 reform drive into practice
AFP
PRAGUE (AFP) — Just days after the landmark G20 summit on the global economy, European finance chiefs struggled on Saturday to put into practice promises to …
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Known for Tight Spending, IMF May Have to Loosen Reins After G-20 …
New York Times – United States
By LANDON THOMAS Jr. LONDON — Last week, the leaders of the world’s most powerful nations effectively passed the buck — along with hundreds of billions of …
www.nytimes.com/2009/04/05/world/05imf.html?ref=global-home

Debt Relief Group Calls G20 Summit Mixed Bag
Voice of America – USA
By Joe DeCapua The proposals and promises put forth at this week’s G20 summit are being scrutinized and analyzed by many groups. One of them is the Jubilee …
www.voanews.com/english/Africa/2009-04-03-voa29.cfm

Greenback tops 100 yen after G20 summit
Taipei Times – Taiwan
The dollar meanwhile rose to Åè100.29 from Åè99.52 as investors welcomed the G20 summit pledge to step up efforts to tackle the economic crisis. …
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S African minister: Fair amount achieved at G20 summit
Xinhua – China
JOHANNESBURG, April 4 (Xinhua) — A “fair amount” had been achieved at the G20 summit, South African Finance Minister Trevor Manuel said on Saturday.…
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-04/04/content_11131531.htm

G-20 Reactions Roundup: Op-Eds Around The World
Huffington Post – New York,NY,USA
There have been mixed reviews around the world following the G-20 economic summit in London Thursday. While op-eds and editorials in some papers laud the …
www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/04/03/g
-20-reactions-roundup-op_n_182876.html

The gaffes at G20 summit
guardian.co.uk – UK
… asks: “Is that where all the pretty girls are?” * Canada’s Stephen Harper misses G20 photo while “in the loo”. Picture retaken … but now others absent.
www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/04/g20-summit-gaffes

Obama Says G-20 Summit a ‘Turning Point’ in Economic Recovery
Bloomberg – USA
By Kim Chipman April 4 (Bloomberg) — President Barack Obama called his first international summit a success and “turning point” in the push to stamp out a …
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087&sid=aAfZFrmEMDOc&refer=home

Obama Praises G-20 Agreement in Radio Address
Washington Post – United States
… the agreement he reached with world leaders at Thursday’s G-20 summit in London and highlight his meetings with allies during his first foreign trip. …
voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2009/04/04/obama
_praises_g-20_agreement_i.html?wprss=44

Police Aggravate Peaceful G20 Climate Camp in the City …
Thousands of peaceful G20 protestors gathered on Bishopsgate in the heart of London’s financial district in what was dubbed ‘The Climate Camp’. But few realized what was in store for them when night fell. Enter the new crowd control …
www.opednews.com/articles/Police-Aggravate-Peaceful
-by-Patrick-Henningsen-090404-791.html

politicalbetting.com Blog Archive G20 boost for Gord on PB’s …
By Mike Smithson
The Brown $1.1 trillion dollar spending figure is actually a cut of $300 billion on the pre-G20 total of $1.4 trillion. And that was EXISTING fiscal stimulus (unfunded spending). The G20 actually cut promised spending, not increased it. …
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g20-boost-for-gord-on-pbs-the-money-says-index/

Sky News: Rudd meets Hu in London after G20
Mr Rudd and the Chinese president discussed the G20 summit, the
Australia-China bilateral relationship, climate change and developments in North Korea, a spokesperson for the prime minister said. The pair also touched on human rights, …
www.skynews.com.au/news/article.aspx?id=318824

G20: Supervision and Reform Asharq Alawsat Newspaper (English)
What was most noticeable about the final communiqué issued at the end of the G20 summit that took place in London was the repetition of the terms‘supervision’ and ‘restructure’. It indicates that the financial crisis that has engulfed …
www.aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=2&id=16287

RGE – Ben Bernanke: More Important Than The G20 Summit
By Simon Johnson
It may strike you as extraordinary that the G20 summit barely touched on what is, arguably, the key policy issue going forward – what will central banks do, including the detailed when and how of avoiding falling wages and prices …
www.rgemonitor.com/globalmacro-monitor/256280/
ben_bernanke_more_important_than_the_g20_summit

State Leaders at G-20 London Summit Realize Economic Recovery …
Apr 3, 2009 … The headline news out of the G-20 meeting concluded in London yesterday was that … On balance, the G-20 meeting ended as a reality check. …
online.wsj.com/article/SB123872213415985213.html

G-20 Pact Has New Rules and $1.1 Trillion for Loans and Trade …
Apr 3, 2009 … President Obama conceded that there were “no guarantees” that the measures proposed by the Group of 20 would reverse the global downturn.
www.nytimes.com/2009/04/03/world/europe/03summit.html?hp