Osborne and Carney to miss G20 summit for Scottish referendum result

The chancellor, George Osborne, and the governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, are to miss next weekend's meeting of G20 central bank governors and finance ministers to ensure they are in the UK for the outcome of the Scottish referendum.

Will G-20 Counter Power of Uncertainty?

By Alexander Mirtchev 

In 2009, G-20 leaders met in Pittsburgh and emerged with a mandate ‘to be the premier forum for international economic cooperation,' endowing the G-20 with a leading economic role on the global stage. It appeared at the time that the leaders of the G-20 had successfully defeated pessimism. However, the rising tide of global economic turmoil and problems ranging from sovereign indebtedness to consumption and saving imbalances have created a ‘perfect storm' that is far from abating.

G7 to hold emergency euro zone talks, Spain top concern

TORONTO/BERLIN (Reuters) - Finance chiefs of the Group of Seven leading industrialized powers will hold emergency talks on the euro zone debt crisis on Tuesday in a sign of heightened global alarm about strains in the 17-nation European currency area.