FT Launches Special Report on 2009 Group of 20 Summit in Pittsburgh

NEW YORK, July 14 /PRNewswire/ -- The Financial Times will launch a special
report on 'G20: Pittsburgh 2009.' The report will be published in all global
editions of the FT on Thursday 24th September 2009, to coincide with the start
of the summit.

As talk of economic recovery becomes more commonplace in economic discourse
and media headlines today, the world economy remains in an undeniably fragile
state. Global economic coordination is as vital as ever to combat the effects
of soaring unemployment rates, record deficits and use of unorthodox monetary
policies. This means that the economic and historical significance of
September's G20 meeting will be truly paramount, especially as the summit must
devise a worldwide exit strategy that includes solutions not only to financial
stress but also to longstanding global imbalances.

Chrystia Freeland, US Managing Editor, said: "Policymakers and citizens
worldwide will look to this September summit for signs that the international
community is committed to overcoming times of economic hardship through
strategic policies coupled with enhanced coordination. President Obama's
selection of Pittsburgh as the site for the 2009 assembly carries another
layer of significance as the city has come to symbolize both economic downfall
and recovery."

The report will include the following features:

-- A subsection on the City of Pittsburgh, including its urban landscape,
deep cultural and economic connections to sports, and its efforts to
transform itself from a rust belt capital to a rising center of
education, finance, biotech, healthcare, green technology and other
industries
-- An exploration of new priorities that have come to define economic
policy of 2009, including fiscal stimulus, consolidation and
coordination
-- An analysis of global monetary policy as risk of inflation and
deflation
continue to mount
-- A fresh evaluation of financial regulation in light of the crisis,
with
particular focus on whether these measures are supporting or hindering
economic growth

-- The role emerging powers will play in this year's summit and
whether the shift in world politics toward countries like China and
India will be permanent

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For more information on this and other Financial Times special reports, go to
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For further information please contact:

Emma Gilpin-Jacobs
Global Director of Communications
Financial Times
T: +44 (0) 20 7873 4447
M: +44 (0) 7802 955 243
E: emma.gilpin-jacobs@ft.com

Darcy Keller
Head of Communications - The Americas
Financial Times
T: +1 212-641-6614
M: +1 347-406-0047
E: darcy.keller@ft.com

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SOURCE Financial Times

Emma Gilpin-Jacobs, Global Director of Communications, Financial Times,
+44(0)20-7873-4447, M: +44(0)7802-955-243, emma.gilpin-jacobs@ft.com, or Darcy
Keller, Head of Communications - The Americas, Financial Times,
+1-212-641-6614, M: +1-347-406-0047, darcy.keller@ft.com