G20 - the Key Issues

As the City of London braces itself for the meeting of the G20 next week and battens down the hatches against predicted disruption and protest, this BBC article provides a useful summary of the prblems that the leaders of world’s top twenty economies will be debating as they attempt to deal with the global economic crisis. It looks at the five key issues of

Reviving the world economy Restoring lending Tougher rules for banks Bigger role for IMF More help for developing countries

There is also an ‘Economic Snapshot’ of the G20 countries giving the headline news of the current issues facing each of these economies.