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G20 Pittsburgh

U.S. President Barack Obama (R) holds a news conference with France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown (C) at the G20 Summit in the Pittsburgh Convention Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, September 25, 2009. REUTERS/Jim Young
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Obama scores twin coups on Iran, economy 4:51pm ET

President Obama seized the world stage to forge a new allied call for action against Iran's nuclear program and a new framework for the global economy. All in all, analysts said, it was a good week.  Full Article 

Analyses, facts and commentaries

U.S. President Barack Obama (R) holds a news conference with France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown (C) at the G20 Summit in the Pittsburgh Convention Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, September 25, 2009. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Fortress balance sheets

The G20 initiatives to require more capital at financial institutions represent a return to countercyclical policies for the financial system and thus fortress balance sheets.  Commentary 

Commentary: A chance for real change
A view of downtown Pittsburgh from the Duquesne Incline on Mt. Washington September 22, 2009. The G20 Pittsburgh Summit will be held in Pittsburgh on September 24 and 25. REUTERS/David A. DeNoma
Pittsburgh transformed

Research and development has revitalized Pittsburgh by creating high-tech employment and thousands of high-paying jobs.  Commentary 

Commentary: Russia needs America
 
Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown (L) stands with U.S. President Barack Obama as he arrives at the Phipps Conservatory for an opening reception and working dinner for delegation leaders at the Pittsburgh G20 Summit in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania September 24, 2009. REUTERS/Chris Wattie
New world economic order

The G20 will become the main coordinating body on global economic issues, reflecting a new economic order in which emerging market countries are much more relevant.  Full Article 

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner briefs the news media on U.S. objectives for the G20 Summit at the start of the Summit in the Pittsburgh Convention Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, September 24, 2009. REUTERS/Jim Bourg
Progress on detailing rules

A draft communique shows the G20 summit has made good progress in detailing and timing key regulatory changes aimed at strengthening the financial system after the worst crisis in 70 years.  Full Article 

 
The U.S. Federal Reserve is reflected in a car as a security officer patrols the front of the building in Washington, June 24, 2009. REUTERS/Jim Young
Pledges from earlier summits

How is the G20 doing on pledges leaders made in the past year?  Full Article 

G20 leaders gather for a group photo at the G20 Summit in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, September 25, 2009. Front row, L-R: Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, U.S. President Barack Obama, China's President Hu Jintao, Mexico's President Felipe Calderon. Second row, L-R: Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel, Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Netherlands Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende. Top row, L-R: IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn, International Labour Organization (ILO) Director General Juan Somavia, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, World Bank President Robert Zoellick and OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurria. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Instant view video: The G-20 communique

Reuters correspondent Emily Kaiser analyzes the G-20 draft communique.  Blog 

 
U.S. President Barack Obama pauses while speaking at the Clinton Global Initiative in New York September 22, 2009. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Obama's G20 success

Reporters take a look at what issues would determine success for President Obama in Pittsburgh.  Factbox 

U.S. President Barack Obama stands with Japan's Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (L) as they arrive at the Phipps Conservatory for an opening reception and working dinner for heads of delegation at the Pittsburgh G20 Summit in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania September 24, 2009. REUTERS/Chris Wattie
Timeline: From G20 to Pittsburgh

Leaders are meeting for their third summit in less than a year to discuss the financial crisis.  Timeline 

 

Latest G20 Video

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A document outlining the U.S. position ahead of the group of 20 summit said exporters, which include China, Germany and Japan should consume more, while debtors like the U.S. ought to boost savings.  Blog 

 
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GDP of the G20 nations. The G20 is made up of the finance ministers and central bank governors of 19 countries and the European Union.  Blog 

 
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Many groups and thousands of activists plan to use the G-20 summit to spotlight causes, including the environment and social injustice.  Blog