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Geithner, Brown Split on Transaction Tax as G-20 Seeks Rebalanced Economy

Nov. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Group of 20 governments split on whether to tax financial trading as part of a broader strategy to ensure the global economy’s expansion is less crisis-prone. Full Article at Bloomberg.com

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  2. THE international finance community was split over the weekend after British Prime Minister Gordon Brown surprised world leaders by announcing that he wanted to explore a multibillion-dollar worldwide tax on financial transactions. Full Article at The Age

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  2. ST ANDREWS, SCOTLAND - NOVEMBER 07:British Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling gives a media conference at the end of the G20 finace ministers meeting on November 7, 2009 in St Andrews, Scotland.
  3. ST ANDREWS, SCOTLAND - NOVEMBER 06: Martín Redrado, Governor of the Central Bank of Argentina, arrives to attend the G20 Finance Ministers meeting at a hotel in St. Andrews, on November 6, 2009 in St Andrews, Scotland.
  4. PITTSBURGH - SEPTEMBER 25:  U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during a news conference following day two of the G-20 summit September 25, 2009 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
  5. PITTSBURGH - SEPTEMBER 25:  Protesters wear masks as they rally against the G-20 Summit meeting on September 25, 2009 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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  7. PITTSBURGH - SEPTEMBER 24:  A group of Free Tibet protesters march through the streets near the site of the G-20 Summit on September 24, 2009 in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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  9. LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 05:  Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling gestures as he talks to reporters at the G20 Finance Ministers meeting on September 5, 2009 in London, England. The world's leading economic powers are meeting in London for the second time in 2009.

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