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G-20 finance officials commit to economic stimulus measures until recovery takes hold; UK retreats from "Tobin tax" proposal

Finance officials from the Group of 20 (G-20) industrialised and emerging market economies, pledged at a weekend meeting in St. Andrews, Scotland, to maintain economic stimulus measures until recovery from the global crisis is assured and asked the IMF... Full Article at FinFacts

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