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G20 IMF Joint Statement – Washington DC – April 20, 2012

Nicolas Simiand — Wed, 16 May 2012 08:18:51 +0000

The International Monetary Fund’s International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC) and the Group of 20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors issued the following statement on IMF resources: “We remain committed to take the necessary actions to secure global financial stability. We welcome the euro area members’ decisions in March to strengthen European firewalls as [...]

G20 Finance Communique – Washington DC – April 20, 2012

Nicolas Simiand — Wed, 16 May 2012 07:26:51 +0000

Here is the the Communiqué of the G20 Finance Metting in Washington on April 20, 2012. 1. We, the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors, met to assess progress on the fulfillment of the mandates given to us by our Leaders and to address ongoing economic and financial challenges and promote robust growth and [...]

Communiqué: G20-Finance, Mexico, February 26, 2012

Nicolas Simiand — Wed, 16 May 2012 07:17:49 +0000

With the coming G20 Meeting, I wanted to add some missing declarations to EconomicsSummits.info. You may read bellow the Communiqué from the last G20 Finance Meeting. 1. We, the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors, met to address ongoing economic and financial challenges and to agree on a way forward to fulfill the mandates [...]

Joint declaration (B20+L20) from the 2011 G20 Cannes Summit

Nicolas Simiand — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 10:37:50 +0000

During the G20 Cannes Summit on November 2011, representatives from the Business 20 (B20) and the Labour 20 (L20) issued a joint statement, reproduced below. It might be noted that this document is so far unique. However, it has been criticized by some trade-unioners as a tool for legitimizing both the G20 and the B20 [...]

G20 Cannes Summit – Communiqué, Declaration and Action Plan

Nicolas Simiand — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 09:36:04 +0000

Here are the main declarations made at the G20 Cannes Summit (November 3-4, 2011). Communiqué G20 Leaders Summit (Cannes – 3-4 November 2011) 1. We, the Leaders of the G20, met in Cannes on 3-4 November 2011. 2. Since our last meeting, global recovery has weakened, particularly in advanced countries, leaving unemployment at unacceptable [...]

Alternative G20: People’s Forum in Nice

Nicolas Simiand — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 19:26:23 +0000

Ask for the Program… Here you may find the program of the coalition of NGOs and Alternative movements who are hosting a “people’s forum” in Nice, just before the G20 Cannes Summit. Tuesday, 1st of November : 3.00 to 6.00 pm : International demonstration in Nice This demonstration will be festive and colourful, with numerous animations proposed [...]

G20 Finance… Preparing the G20 Cannes Summit

Nicolas Simiand — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 17:16:52 +0000

The path to the G20 Cannes Summit… Through some recent Communiqués from the “G20 Finance”, i.e., the Finance Ministers and Central Bankers from the G20 countries… G20 Finance - Communiqué Washington DC, September 23rd, 2011 We, the Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors of the G-20 are committed to a strong and coordinated international response to address the renewed challenges facing the global economy, notably heightened downside risks from sovereign stresses, financial system fragility, [...]

Deauville Partnership Documents

Nicolas Simiand — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 14:50:44 +0000

The G7 finance ministers and central bank governors met on 9 September 2011 in Marseille. Several Documents were issued at that time. You may read here the G7-Finance Deauville Partnership, then, the IFI’s comments on the evolution of the Partnership, and a presentation of the “IFIs Coordination platform” as a tool to support the Partnership [...]

Some ideas from former Heads of States: Recommendations to the G20 Leaders from the Club of Madrid

Nicolas Simiand — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 08:41:25 +0000

French President Nicolas Sarkozy (who is also the 2011 G8/G20 President) met with the representatives of the Club of Madrid a few weeks ago in order to discuss about issues to be addressed at the Cannes Summit of November 2011. Created in 2001 to promote democracy and change in the international community, the Club of [...]

G7-Finance: Still looking for more monetary and financial stability (Marseille, Sept. 9, 2011)

Nicolas Simiand — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 08:08:00 +0000

Tree years after the beginning of the world economic crisis, global financial markets are not stabilized. Certainly, there is a need for a global stabilizer. The G7-Finance, gathering together the Finance Ministers and Central Bankers from the G7 countries once played that role, let us say during the 1980-1990. Today, the G20 should have become [...]

Towards more Tobin Tax Talks

Nicolas Simiand — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 08:15:05 +0000

French Finance Minister Francois has been reported to push for concrete results concerning international financial tax discussions to prepare the November’s G20 Summit. According to Reuters, Baroin and his German counterpart Wolfgang Schaeuble met in Paris on August 23 scheduling a joint proposal to their European Union partners in September. (1) “We are working on a [...]

Statement of G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors

Nicolas Simiand — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 15:11:09 +0000

In a period of huge financial instability, this is an attempt from the G7-Finance to calm down international financial markets. Statement of G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors August 8th 2011 In the face of renewed strains on financial markets, we, the Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors of the G-7, affirm our commitment [...]