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2/29/2012

Emerging-Market Stocks Slide as G-20 Rebuffs Europe Aid

Emerging-market stocks fell from near a seven-month high as the Group of 20 nations declined to boost international resources to aid the euro area, increasing concern that Europe’s crisis will slow the global economy.

2/28/2012

Germany’s Crisis Role in Focus After G-20 Rebuffs Call for Help

Feb. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Germany was left to dig deeper to combat the euro-area debt crisis after the Group of 20 nations told Europe to come up with more financial firepower before they consider lending outside support.

2/27/2012

G20 moves to line up huge rescue deal for April

MEXICO CITY: The world's leading economies worked on Sunday to line up a deal in April on a second global rescue package worth nearly $2 trillion to stop the euro-zone sovereign debt crisis from spreading and putting at risk the tentative recovery.

2/26/2012

EU's Rehn: G-20 Must Provide Roadmap For Extra IMF Contributions

MEXICO CITY -(Dow Jones)- Europe's crisis is a global crisis, and international partners in the Group of 20 should provide a roadmap for additional funding to help stem the sovereign debt crisis, according to the European Union's economics chief.

2/24/2012

G20 finance ministers to hold crisis talks in Mexico

MEXICO CITY: G20 finance ministers and central bankers will meet this weekend in Mexico City to discuss the eurozone debt crisis and more money for the IMF following the latest rescue deal for Greece.

2/23/2012

Mexico leader looks for G20 financial checks

Mexican President Felipe Calderon, the current G20 chair, called Monday for stricter rules for financial institutions, underlining their shared responsibility in the economic crisis.

2/22/2012

Japan's Azumi cool on G20 agreement on IMF cash

The G20 is not yet ready to agree on providing more funds to the International Monetary Fund to fight Europe's debt crisis, Japan's finance minister said Tuesday ahead of a key meeting this weekend.