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G20 not expected to ‘cap and tax’ bank bonuses
G20 finance ministers will discuss next week how to curb excessive bankers’ pay, officials and analysts said.
EU unveils reforms to make markets safer
Banks will be more closely scrutinised under EU plans unveiled on Wednesday to apply lessons from the credit crunch and better protect investors.
EU leaders call for doubling of IMF firepower
EU leaders will urge the G20 leading and emerging economies to double the size of the IMF’s arsenal for fighting global recession to -billion.
Russia, Ukraine still deadlocked after gas talks
Russia and Ukraine failed to resolve a gas row at a meeting in Moscow but will continue talks to end a dispute that has choked off supplies to Europe.