Indian Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, left, and Chinese Central Banker Zhou Xiaochuan share a joke as they arrive for the evening dinner at an hotel, in St Andrews, Scotland as part of the G20 Finance Ministers and Bank Governors Meeting, Friday Nov. 6, 2009. AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 month ago

Indian Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, left, and Chinese Central Banker Zhou Xiaochuan share a joke as they arrive for the evening dinner at an hotel, in St Andrews, Scotland as part of the G20 Finance Ministers and Bank Governors Meeting, Friday Nov. 6, 2009.

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