The finance ministers of the 20 major industrial and emerging countries meet today, Friday, in London to prepare for the world financial summit in Pittsburgh at the end of the month. Topics on the agenda include controversial bonus payments for bankers. In a letter to the Swedish EU Council presidency Germany, France and the UK have called for stricter regulations for the financial sector.
With articles from the following publications: Les Echos - France, NRC Handelsblad - Netherlands, Le Temps - Switzerland, The Independent - United Kingdom