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Sunday, 16 November 2014

Ukraine crisis preoccupies G-20 summit

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Despite not being on the G-20 agenda the crisis in Ukraine hung heavy over the gathering of leaders from key developing and industrial countries Saturday. With the meeting in its second and final day, President Obama talked Asia Pacific cooperation and Ukraine with the Australian...
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'Koala diplomacy' breaks ice, melts hearts at G-20

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The world's most powerful political and economic leaders have reached a rare unanimous agreement at the Group of 20 summit in Brisbane, Australia. The consensus — koalas are adorable. Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott greeted the illustrious G-20 attendees before the start of...
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G-20 leaders agree on $2 trillion boost to growth

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Under pressure to jolt the lethargic world economy back to life, leaders of G-20 nations on Sunday finalized a plan to boost global GDP by more than $2 trillion over five years. The fanfare, however, was overshadowed by tensions between Russian president Vladimir Putin and Western...
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Saturday, 15 November 2014

G-20 summit opens in Australia; growth tops agenda

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Australia's prime minister vowed that world leaders would deliver on an initiative to add $2 trillion to global GDP, promising freer trade and more investment in infrastructure as heads of the 20 largest economies began cementing plans to drag sagging growth out of the doldrums. Prime...
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Sunday, 21 September 2014

As G20 chases growth goal, members differ on how to get there

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(Reuters) - Financial leaders of the Group of 20 top economies remain committed to chasing higher global growth, but were divided on how to achieve it as Germany pushed back at calls from the United States and others for more immediate stimulus.Opening a meeting of G20 finance ministers...
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