Group of 20 British prime minister Gordon Brown rapidly backpedalled from his proposal for a financial transactions tax after a chorus of criticism of his plan set out in a speech to a meeting of global finance ministers
G20 makes little progress on climate finance deal
Finance ministers fail to fulfil tasks
Call for debate on group’s legitimacy
Narrow national interests might be obstacle
Krishna Guha reports from Pittsburgh on the conclusion of the Group of 20 summit and if its promises will be fulfilled
Edward Luce, the FT’s Washington bureau chief, looks at what is behind the summit agenda and what is likely to emerge from Pittsburgh
Gideon Rachman, the FT’s chief foreign affairs editor, digests the atmosphere in Pittsburgh and offers an overview of the agenda for Friday’s G20 summit
How should a beleaguered politician, accused of being soft on banks, use his remaining domestic and international political capital? That appeared to be the question facing Gordon Brown when he gate-crashed the Group of 20 meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors
The G20 is an experiment. On its makeshift scaffolding the success of the planet now rests, writes Jeffrey Sachs
The G20 countries should put their money where their mouths are. A good start is to give a real say to those the Bretton Woods institutions serve today, rather than 60 years ago
We are still a long way from effectively dealing with the underlying causes of the crisis, but global imbalances have finally made it on to the agenda of the G20 summit, says Wolfgang Münchau
Its members understand a global economy requires global governance. They are aware that only through global co-operation would such governance be possible and must cling to that awareness in years ahead
Martin Wolf says the group created in the nineties is now a vital cog of world government; Krishna Guha explores the challenge of when and how to start normalising policy, while Gideon Rachman asks whether 29 is the optimum number of leaders for the Group of 20
All of the proposals have merit. But using different combinations in different places would create disorderly competition, writes Howard Davies
Governments should only withdraw stimulus as quickly as the strength of the economy allows. The G20 should provide political cover for that outcome, not make it more difficult
The world needs a crisis response facility, ready to offer help for the most vulnerable countries, writes Robert Zoellick
Regulators seek global oversight body
Metropolitan policeman charged with assault
World leaders expand G20 powers
G20 communiqué verbose but short on substance
Portion of bonuses in deferred compensation
Dissonant voices heard on the sidelines
Africa and poorest nations without strong voice
UK and France resist Washington proposals
Focus on regulation and macro economic policy
Move reflects a return to more normal conditions
Chancellor says regulation is main issue
Former Fed chief to air doubts over regulation
G20 shifts focus to climate change
Traders’ rewards are largely symbolic issue
Focus on ’building a new financial architecture’
The real test for the president will be G20
IMF would police policy co-ordination
Financial impact still felt, say leaders
Brussels moves ahead on G20 principles
