Economics & Trade
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Press Conference by President Obama After G20 Summit in France
November 4, 2011 - PRESIDENT OBAMA: Good afternoon, everybody. I want to begin by thanking my friend, President Sarkozy, for his leadership and his hospitality. And I want to thank the people of Cannes for this extraordinary setting.
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President Obama: Advanced Economies Lay Plans for Economic Growth
November 4, 2011 - Washington - President Obama says the Group of 20 nations have worked together and made progress toward strengthening the global economy, averting another recession and putting the world on the path to recovery.
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Fact Sheet: G20 Cannes Action Plan for Growth and Jobs
November 4, 2011 - G-20 Leaders today agreed to implement a comprehensive set of policies that will help reinvigorate global economic recovery. Under the “Cannes Action Plan for Jobs and Growth,” G-20 Leaders agreed that “strengthened international policy cooperation is needed now” and that their “ultimate objective is to provide more and better jobs for our citizens.”
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Fact Sheet: G20 on Common Global Challenges
November 4, 2011 - Today, at the Cannes Summit, G-20 Leaders reconfirmed their commitment to trade and development as important drivers for long-term global economic growth and stability as well as progress in energy, climate change, and anti-corruption efforts.
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Fact Sheet: G20 on U.S. Financial Reform, G20 Leaders' Agenda
November 4, 2011 - Since the Pittsburgh Summit, the Group of Twenty (G-20) has responded decisively to the global financial crisis with an international financial regulatory reform agenda that is extraordinary both for its breadth and its level of heightened international cooperation. The agenda has strengthened the resilience of the world’s financial systems, expanded the perimeter of regulation, closed regulatory gaps, and transformed the global financial landscape. The United States and other G-20 members collectively have undertaken major financial sector reforms and strengthened the robustness of financial markets and institutions, while fostering a dynamic and innovative marketplace.