France's Finance Minister Christine Lagarde listens during a press conference after the G20 Finance Ministers meeting at a hotel in St. Andrews, Scotland November 7, 2009. Britain threw its weight on Saturday behind proposals to impose a global levy on banks to fund future bailouts and called on the G20 to work toward a $100 billion deal to meet the cost of climate change. Reuters Pictures 3 weeks ago

France's Finance Minister Christine Lagarde listens during a press conference after the G20 Finance Ministers meeting at a hotel in St. Andrews, Scotland November 7, 2009. Britain threw its weight on Saturday behind proposals to impose a global levy on banks to fund future bailouts and called on the G20 to work toward a $100 billion deal to meet the cost of climate change.

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  1. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (R) talks with France's Finance Minister Christine Lagarde in the garden of Rambouillet castle near Paris, November 27, 2009. Ministers of both governments meet at the 14th session of the Russian-French commission for cooperation. A flurry of business deals were expected to be sealed after talks at the Rambouillet chateau outside Paris between Putin and his French counterpart Francois Fillon, against a backdrop of strong European appetite for Russian energy resources.
  2. France's Finance Minister Christine Lagarde (C), Chinese Trade Minister Chen Deming (R), and Herve Novelli, France's Junior Minister for Trade, Artisan Trades, Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises, Tourism and Services attend The Franco Chinese Forum for Promotion, Trade and Investment in Paris November 27, 2009.
  3. France's Finance Minister Christine Lagarde delivers a speech as she attends The Franco Chinese Forum for Promotion, Trade and Investment in Paris November 27, 2009.
  4. France's Finance Minister Christine Lagarde delivers a speech as she attends The Franco Chinese Forum for Promotion, Trade and Investment in Paris November 27, 2009.
  5. France's Finance Minister Christine Lagarde (R), France's Foreign Trade Minister Anne-Marie Idrac (C), and Chinese Trade Minister Chen Deming (L) arrive to attend The Franco Chinese Forum for Promotion, Trade and Investment in Paris November 27, 2009.
  6. France's Finance Minister Christine Lagarde (L) and Chinese Trade Minister Chen Deming, attend The Franco Chinese Forum for Promotion, Trade and Investment in Paris November 27, 2009.
  7. France's Finance Minister Christine Lagarde (L) and Chinese Trade Minister Chen Deming attend The Franco Chinese Forum for Promotion, Trade and Investment in Paris November 27, 2009.
  8. Henri Proglio, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of EDF (Electricite de France) talks with French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde (L) as they visit the site of the third-generation European Pressurised Water nuclear reactor (EPR), in Flamanville, western France, November 26, 2009.
  9. World Bank Chief Economist and Senior Vice President Justin Yifu Lin speaks at "the Korean G-20 Leadership" conference in Seoul November 17, 2009.
  10. World Bank Chief Economist and Senior Vice President Justin Yifu Lin speaks at "the Korean G-20 Leadership" conference in Seoul November 17, 2009.
  11. British police sergeant Delroy Smellie, leaves Westminster Magistrates court, in London, on November 16, 2009. Smellie is facing a charge of assault after allegedly striking a woman without justification during protests surrounding the G20 Summit in London last April.
  12. British police sergeant Delroy Smellie, leaves Westminster Magistrates court, in London, on November 16, 2009. Smellie is facing a charge of assault after allegedly striking a woman without justification during protests surrounding the G20 Summit in London last April.
  13. Police sergeant Delroy Smellie (R) leaves City of Westminster Magistrates Court in London November 16, 2009. Smellie pleaded not guilty to a charge of common assault by striking Nicola Fisher in the City of London on April 2 as the leaders of the G20 nations gathered for an economic summit.
  14. Police sergeant Delroy Smellie arrives at the City of Westminster Magistrates Court in London November 16, 2009. Smellie pleaded not guilty to a charge of common assault by striking Nicola Fisher in the City of London on April 2 as the leaders of the G20 nations gathered for an economic summit.
  15. Police sergeant Delroy Smellie (R) leaves City of Westminster Magistrates Court in London November 16, 2009. Smellie pleaded not guilty to a charge of common assault by striking Nicola Fisher in the City of London on April 2 as the leaders of the G20 nations gathered for an economic summit.
  16. Police sergeant Delroy Smellie (R) leaves City of Westminster Magistrates Court in London November 16, 2009. Smellie pleaded not guilty to a charge of common assault by striking Nicola Fisher in the City of London on April 2 as the leaders of the G20 nations gathered for an economic summit.

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