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Dossier: G20 Summit in London

March 31, 2009

Leaders from established and emerging economies met in London for the G20 summit. Top on the agenda was to fix the troubled global financial system.

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Leaders from established and emerging economies met in London for the G20 summit. Top on the agenda was to fix the troubled global financial system.

DW-WORLD.DE has compiled a multimedia collection of reports on the issues surrounding the G20 summit.

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POD Obama

englisch: POD Obama - Produziert: 31.03.2009 - 07:49:07 von Atkinson
March 31, 200902:58 min
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European Help

The EU must unite at the G20 summit if it is to help the developing world, experts say.
March 30, 2009

Global 3000 # Global Survey: How does the global crisis affect you? # 30.03.2009

We asked Nasir Du Din, a mechanic from the U.S. and Gulja Ermatova, a waitress from Russia, how they are fairing with the global crisis.
March 31, 200902:28 min

Global 3000 # This week's interview is with Francois Bourguignon, a former World Bank chief economist (2003-2007) # 30.03.2009

Developing and emerging countries have been among the hardest hit by the global financial crisis. Many of them are struggling with rising interest rates just as prices for raw materials are falling. Bourguignon says they need substantial financial assistance, because they already have big current account deficits. Soon they will no longer be able to pay for the imported goods they need, threatening to destroy progress that took years to achieve.
March 31, 200902:54 min

Global 3000 # The Domino Effect -- How the Global Market Dictates Raw Material Prices # 30.03.2009

The global supply chain works by taking raw materials from one country and transporting them to another, where they are made into individual components. After these components have been taken to a third country for assembly, the next step is to move that finished product to yet another country, where it is put on sale. If manufacturing slows, that has an effect on each stage of the supply chain. Our report examines how a fall in demand for steel in Europe and China is effecting iron ore mining in Brazil.
March 31, 200902:37 min

Economy crisis key problems (02) How did the financial crisis become an economy crisis?

Welcome Back. All this week we're looking at various aspects of the financial crisis. It's a crisis that has long since turned into an economic downturn. The problems began with the bursting of the property bubble in the US, that turned into a banking crisis, with bankers hesitant to give money to each other, and all but ceasing lending operations. And if the banks don't work, nor does the economy.
April 2, 2009
Boy writes on chalk board

Help for Africa

The G20 summit must not forget about Africa's developing countries, experts say.
March 30, 2009
Merkel and Sarkozy

World leaders meet

Ahead of the G20 in London, there's a growing rift over how to tackle the economic crisis.
April 1, 2009
Angela Merkel with Dimitry Medvedev

Medvedev in Berlin

Chancellor Merkel will hold talks with Russian President Medvedev Tuesday ahead of the G20 summit.
March 31, 2009
G-20 logo

Transatlantic Tensions

Despite efforts to mask the fact, tensions between the US and Europe exist ahead of the G20 summit.
March 31, 2009
EU emblem on a road with traffic arrows pointing in opposite directions

One or Many Voices?

To what extent will the EU be able to present a united front at the G20 summit in London this week?
March 29, 2009