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Germany to advocate ‘world risk map’

By Chris Bryant in Berlin

Published: November 14 2008 13:39 | Last updated: November 14 2008 13:39

German chancellor Angela Merkel is set to push international leaders to draw up a “world risk map” of global financial institutions to allow financial authorities to quickly identify future trouble spots.

Unveiling the findings of a government-commissioned expert panel on Friday Mrs Merkel also proposed the creation a central body to oversee credit ratings agencies, an international register of major loans and the better alignment of managers’ pay to discourage short-term risk taking.

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