How many of you know what G20 is?
It is a group of countries, like the better-known G7. The G7 group of major industrial countries was formed in 1976. It later expanded to include Russia, becoming the G8. The G20 was set up after the Asian crisis in the 1990s led world leaders to conclude that there ought to be a forum for economic debate including a wider range of countries. It had its first meeting in 1999. It does not have a permanent staff and the chairmanship rotates every year. Britain is in the chair for 2009. There are more details on the G20 website.
What will be coming out from the summits will be known soon. I don’t really care, honestly. This crisis thing has been bothering me since its birth. Stirling is small enough, but still more and more business are closing down.
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There were people protesting against the summit in Downing Street in London yesterday. The population of protesters was fairly large. They did it for a reason, which was the very matter the government should care about.
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