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He said that he hoped to have final agreement by the next Asean finance ministers meeting in Bali in May.

EU finance ministers last week were unable to agree on how, or by how much, to increase the EFSF's resources.

We instruct our Finance Ministers to complete the implementation of these decisions in line with the timetable set out in the Action Plan.

It is not hard to see why even Western finance ministers with a low opinion of Mr. Sarkozy have rushed to anoint her.

"The finance ministers did not want to see anything disagreeable which they would be forced to deal with, " he said.

He said the market might not get much time to digest what finance ministers said.

The finance ministers of the European Union promised that no other financial institution of systemic importance would be allowed to default.

Whether or not finance ministers are not convinced by such calculations, operators seem to be.

On Friday, Jean-Claude Juncker, chairman of the eurogroup of finance ministers, said the euro was too strong against the US currency.

And China will not lack allies: the finance ministers of Germany and South Africa have already spoken out on this.

At the heart of the discussions among finance ministers and central bankers are the foreign-exchange policies of China and Japan.

That makes it a tempting target for deficit-cutting finance ministers.

The hope was that the exclusive club of finance ministers and central bankers would meet and provide concrete plans to tackle the crisis.

Eurozone finance ministers met in Brussels in their latest attempt to plot a path out of the EU's worst crisis.

The answer is not the discussion among the finance ministers of the Group of Seven high-income countries.

As preparations for the G20 summit get under way , finance ministers meeting in London deserve credit for averting economic apocalypse .

The next phase of these negotiations could take place as euro-zone finance ministers meet late Tuesday in Brussels.

Christine Lagarde, finance minister, will outline the proposals at a meeting of finance ministers from the G20 in London on Friday.

The meeting of G20 finance ministers begins tomorrow in London, ahead of the G20 summit in Pittsburgh later this month.

That's not the style of central bankers and finance ministers, at least in official sessions.

Instead, the council allowed its finance ministers to get stuck in tedious technical details, unable to take a decision.

This time, however, it was the BRIC deputy finance ministers who met, not the ministers.

"No way it gets solved in March, " he said, when European finance ministers plan to meet.

Q: Regarding the upcoming G20 Finance Ministers' Meeting in London, can you tell us what China's stance will be at the meeting?

"Our growth will be 8. 7% . . . I know other finance ministers who would give an arm and a leg for such figures, " he said.

U. S. officials played down the likelihood of a substantial communique after Saturday's meeting of finance ministers.

But just talking about tax harmonisation brings some finance ministers out in a rash.

Finance ministers from the G20 said the measures would continue until global recovery is assured.

The next day, the finance ministers launched a series of ambitious initiatives.

The uneasy stand-off between the main players was a repetition of February's meeting of G20 finance ministers and central bank governors.

The dollar was slightly firmer and the euro weakened as European Finance Ministers met in Brussels with no concrete results of the meeting.

Euro zone finance ministers are scheduled to meet in Brussels on Monday as they search for the right message to soothe skittish investors.

At the meeting of European Union finance ministers this week, we agreed to work together to rebuild confidence in the banking system.

European finance ministers agreed on a set of regulations for the alternative-investment industry.

EU finance ministers at a two-day summit in Budapest are likely to consider the scope of a potential deal.

The finance ministers of South Africa and Australia on Sunday called for candidates to be selected on ability rather than nationality .

If Europe wanted to adopt one, the ECB and finance ministers would have to agree on such a policy jointly. This is highly improbable.

On Friday finance ministers from the seven richest industrial nations hold a previously scheduled meeting at the U.

As finance ministers from the most powerful nations prepare to meet this weekend, the talk was of a currency "war" .

European finance ministers failed to agree on a plan to provide economic support for debt-troubled countries last month.

FINANCE ministers representing the G20 group of rich countries will begin a two-day meeting in London on Friday September 4th.

In the early hours of May 10th finance ministers, meeting in Brussels, agreed on an extensive scheme of repairs for the euro zone.

On Friday, the World Bank president leaves China for the G-20 finance ministers meeting in London.

It was left to Jean-Claude Juncker, chairman of the so-called eurogroup of eurozone finance ministers, to express Europe's displeasure.

Furthermore, the leaders have set their finance ministers a set of tough objectives, to be carried out by the end of March 2009.

This time, finance ministers and regulators must tackle challenges that have arisen from financial markets becoming global.

Many finance ministers say the pronounced disparity in growth is contributing to an imbalance in the way money flows around the world.

But Europe's troubles have dominated meetings of G-20 finance ministers building up to the summit.

Wang puppet authorities finance ministers, know reservoir was in coupons mined, and was furious.

Also improving the mood slightly, a decision by European Union finance ministers to guarantee bank deposits up to $68, 000.

Finance ministers of other countries, as well as Brussels officials, have stood stony-faced as airlines looked for succour in recent years.

So I also offered that the initiative that (inaudible) had bringing economic and finance ministers need to be continued.

The rest of the world's finance ministers and central bankers join them this weekend for the annual meetings of the IMF and World Bank.

President Bush makes a statement in the Rose Garden of the White House after meeting with G-7 finance ministers about the financial crisis.

Presumably the eurobonds would be under eurozone finance ministers' control.

Central bankers and finance ministers gathered here from around the world say the economy is growing again.

Terms of the package will be discussed in more detail at an EU finance ministers' meeting in Hungary beginning Friday.

The G-20's heightened stature has diminished the G-7, whose finance ministers meet several times a year.

And I can confirm that the G8 finance ministers have agreed a 100 percent debt cancellation for the heavily-indebted poor countries.

Disappointment over a meeting of European Union finance ministers that ends on Saturday could also weigh on the euro.

Finance Ministers from seven South American countries agree to cooperate on new "Bank of the South" for regional development.

Finance Ministers and Central Bankers around the world are in close and constant contact.

The finance ministers and central bank chiefs of the Group of Seven leading high-income countries will soon convene in Washington.

On Monday, Eurozone finance ministers signed off on 78 billion euros in loans to Portugal to help the country fight its debt crisis.

They are racing to figure out a plan before a key meeting of finance ministers later this month.

I shall be discussing with other finance ministers how we can further build on these approaches.

Early last week, European finance ministers agreed a relatively straightforward capital structure for the ESM.

European Union finance ministers are expected to talk about Greece when they meet in the Belgian capital next week.

Jean-Claude Juncker, president of the euro group of finance ministers, insists that the euro zone has "the confidence of the market" .

After the meeting, finance ministers acknowledged the landscape had changed.

Some of the finance ministers in Washington said using food for fuel is a crime against humanity.

Today, the Central Banks and Finance Ministers have sought to stabilize the system.

The Democrats want Mr Paulson to distance himself from Tokyo at the Group of Seven finance ministers meeting starting in Germany today.

Asian finance ministers are planning to discuss where else they might invest excess funds at a summit in Thailand next month.

A final decision may not be taken until finance ministers meet ahead of a European summit on October 23.

Finance ministers from the group of countries that use the euro have approved the latest tranche of emergency help for the Greek economy.

Other finance ministers told the Financial Times of their despair at the intransigence of both sides.

In Tanzania last month I spoke at an International Monetary Fund conference attended by the finance ministers of Africa.

Finance ministers did give Greece another, much-needed installment of bailout money during their two-day meeting that ended Wednesday.

The eurozone is still some way from agreement in these areas and G20 finance ministers urged policymakers to act.

Eurozone finance ministers have reached agreement on a vital second bailout for heavily indebted Greece.

Foreign and finance ministers from Southeast Asia began arriving Thursday in Hua Hin, Thailand, for the ASEAN summit.

Gatherings of the 27 finance ministers (Ecofin) are secondary to the 17-strong Eurogroup, which has its own president, Jean-Claude Juncker.

But the finance ministers gathering for the IMF's spring meetings should not celebrate too loudly.

What we do know: leading European finance ministers have gathered at a castle in Luxembourg for a highly secret meeting.

Thoughtful finance ministers, if such exist, should wonder whether their successors' budgets will stand the strain.

But the draft still needs the support of European governments' finance ministers, which could be difficult.

Euro zone finance ministers are set to meet on Monday to discuss a second bailout package for Greece.

Almost no impact is expected from the meeting of Group of 20 finance ministers and central bank governors in Washington this week.

"The worst is over for the time being, " said Jean-Claude Juncker, the chairman of eurozone finance ministers.

At last weekend's meeting of G-8 Finance Ministers in Osaka, Japan, Henry Paulson repeated his support for a stronger dollar.

European finance ministers are expected to discuss Portugal at a meeting in Hungary today.

Economists and finance ministers were unusually optimistic about economic growth in every region.

Despite the setbacks, the mood among finance ministers regarding the G20 is still positive.

Never have we seen so much concerted action by finance ministers.

At a meeting Monday in Brussels, European finance ministers expressed concern about the region's banking system.

Finance ministers went further than expected in agreeing to cooperate to reduce global imbalances and avoid a currency war.

Germany performed an abrupt U-turn at a meeting of European finance ministers to update the euro-zone rule book.

In hopes of bringing further relief, finance ministers also pledged to lower interest rates and extend debt maturities.

In their decision last night, finance ministers tried to assuage the markets.

The finance ministers left the details of new rules on capital vague.

European stocks rose as euro-area finance ministers pledged to strengthen the safety net for debt- strapped countries.

While Asian countries are dealing with strong growth, European finance ministers are meeting Tuesday.

Other finance ministers asked aloud whether Britain could expect EU solidarity if the pound came under attack.

But in the jargon of finance ministers, Mr. Geithner has made clear that's what he thinks should happen.

So participants at last Saturday's meeting of finance ministers of the group of 20 leading advanced and emerging economies have suggested.

Traders looked ahead to the outcome of the Group of 20 meeting of finance ministers and central bankers currently underway in Seoul.

This is bad news for finance ministers, but their colleagues in transport departments are also feeling the heat.

In the recent G-20 meeting, finance ministers endorsed a vague statement that trade imbalances should be kept at "sustainable levels. "

Finance ministers said they discussed the Greek situation in their formal session and hallway talks.

European finance ministers raced to reach an agreement before unsettled markets opened Monday.

The finance ministers listened attentively before going on to discuss the issue.

Finance ministers from the G20 group of leading economies meeting in Paris this weekend expect incremental change rather than revolution.

This happened to several highly respected academics who have since become central bankers or finance ministers.

The move came as European finance ministers delayed key decisions for resolving the European debt crisis.

Ms Lagarde will today meet African finance ministers at the African Development Bank in Lisbon.

Reports say European finance ministers and the IMF have scheduled emergency talks with Greece to discuss options.

Finance ministers in Copenhagenhave agreed to increase the size of the eurozone's rescue funds.

Such is the conclusion one draws from Sunday's extraordinary meeting of European finance ministers.

Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker, the leader of EU finance ministers, said Tuesday he believes "Greece is on the right track. "

British chancellors tiresomely wont to lecture finance ministers in mainland Europe about their superior policies.

Meeting in Manchester yesterday, Europe's finance ministers called on Opec to increase output.

The EU finance ministers agreed the supervisory agencies can't dictate how EU governments spend money.

Finance ministers are averse to debt and central banks even more so to monetising it for fear of becoming a tool of the government.

A bail-out deal is now expected at a meeting of EU finance ministers on July 11.

There are institutional hurdles: finance ministers do not have direct access to gold reserves.

Eurozone finance ministers met in Brussels last night to address both the Italian and Greek upheaval.

Officials had hoped the meetings would bring momentum to some of the measures proposed by finance ministers in recent days.

Secretary Snow will join other finance ministers and central bank governors in Grand Epoch City, located outside of Beijing, on October 14.

European finance ministers have reached a deal on rules for supervising eurozone banks.

Bush made a surprise visit Saturday at a G-20 meeting of finance ministers and central bankers.

When drawing up national budgets, finance ministers will have to show their books to their peers.

But, one suspects , most European finance ministers would kill for such problems .

Eurozone finance ministers are expected to release funds to avert a default by Greece.

At first, the financial markets were so impressed by the promise of the EU finance ministers that they hardly noticed the difference.

Sunday's meeting comes after Geithner attended the just concluded Group of 20 finance ministers meeting in Gyeongju, South Korea.

If European diplomats reach agreement today, the directive will be put to EU finance ministers on Tuesday.

Deputy finance ministers from the 20 leading economies that make up the Group of 20 are also meeting Thursday.

Meetings of Finance Ministers, and Central Bank Governors in Washington DC and Tokyo.

In coming months, the finance ministers from the countries will meet and hammer out details of the G20's reform plans.

It follows a meeting of EU finance ministers earlier this week to discuss cuts in budget deficits.

They will be required to hold more capital "once recovery is assured" , the G20 finance ministers and central bankers said in September.

Q: Will there be separate BRIC meetings on the sidelines of the G20 Finance Ministers' meeting in Scotland?

Finance ministers and central bankers from the G20 group of developed and developing nations are meeting later this week in Paris.

What could finance ministers do differently at the European level?

The finance ministers at the Plaza Accord recognised that reality.

Indications of China's stance came during the weekend's meeting of the G-20 finance ministers' preparatory to the April 2 summit.

Finance ministers meet in Brussels tomorrow to try to agree on how to stabilise the 16-nation eurozone and reform its economic governance.

On Monday, European finance ministers met in Brussels to discuss the deepening debt crisis among nations using the euro.

A chorus of finance ministers accused America of wilfully pushing the dollar down.

Instead, the G7 finance ministers chose an easier target, and demanded "accelerated appreciation" of China's renminbi.

Over in Phuket, Asian finance ministers were making faster progress.

The recent meeting of the G-20 finance ministers and central bank governors supported such moves.

At present, only finance ministers meet independently of larger gatherings of the 27.

Eyes are on European Union finance ministers' meetings early next week.

I remember very well how the strict guardians of the euro. . . buggered about [Slovak finance ministers] Miklos and Pociatek.

Other finance ministers could cry foul for different reasons.

These should be happy days for euro zone finance ministers.

In Washington, G20 finance ministers said government efforts to jump-start recovery were paying off.

A "euro group" of finance ministers exists, but there is little genuine dialogue between national governments and the ECB.

On Friday finance ministers in the 7 richest industrial nations hold a previously scheduled meeting.

On Friday finance ministers in the 7 richese industrial nations hold a previously scheduled meeting.

Protectionist measures were an intense matter of discussion as finance ministers from the Group of 7 economies met this weekend in Rome.

The finance ministers here voiced their support for last week's pledge by G-20 Leaders to support the global recovery.

In Brussels this week euro-zone finance ministers muddled along.

The meeting decided that the 18th APEC Finance Ministers Meeting will be held in Hawaii in 2011.

But with the G20 finance ministers meeting in Paris this weekend, observers don't hold out much hope.

So when making policy, central bankers and finance ministers should remember to invite competition authorities into the room.

The new forecasts precede a meeting of the G7 finance ministers this weekend in Rome.

The finance ministers at the Plaza Accord recognised that reality. It is time their G20 successors did, too.

The EU bailout fund is clearly inadequate, while the region's finance ministers have presented no clear plans on how to make it bigger.

The deal has to be agreed on by finance ministers next week.

Many other finance ministers accepted market realities had changed the G20's policy.

His plan will be discussed by EU finance ministers and leaders next month.

This weekend sees a G-8 meeting of finance ministers in the UK, which will be attended by Chinese officials as guests.

Instead, what finance ministers now accept is that liquidity concerns reflect genuine solvency and capital fears.

Finance ministers from the G20 have met in recent months to discuss climate change finance.

In Beijing, Mr Darling met with top finance ministers in the Chinese government, led by Wang Qishan, the vice-premier.

Q: Will China send any officials to attend the G8 Finance Ministers' Meeting in Moscow?

Finance ministers from the euro zone are meeting in Brussels for their latest debt crisis talks.

EU finance ministers are likely to approve it on February 16th.

He spoke Friday just before the G20 finance ministers and central bank governors began their meeting.

Finance ministers met for two days in Singapore.

The issue is also high on the agenda of the G20 meeting of finance ministers next month.

There's still Greece, for example, which is likely to be the focus of this week's meetings of European finance ministers.

G20 finance ministers will meet just ahead of the spring and autumn IMF gatherings.

G20 host Britain confirmed that bank pay will be on the finance ministers' agenda.

The IMF would report to G-20 finance ministers at their next meeting in February.

Finance ministers from the so-called Group of 20 nations meet next weekend.

On March 16, EU finance ministers will meet to review Greece's progress.

Finance ministers will meet this week to discuss how to cure the current inflation.

The deal was agreed at a meeting of EU finance ministers which was attended by Irish Minister of Finance Brian Linehan.

The new council would consist of about 20 finance ministers.

Based on input from finance ministers, the IMF plans to present a final proposal to G-20 leaders meeting in Toronto in June.

It will be considered at this weekend's meeting of G20 finance ministers.

The tensions were exposed at an assembly of European finance ministers on March 9th and 10th.

This will make the task of emerging market central bankers and finance ministers more difficult.

When the G20 finance ministers meet on Friday in Paris they will want to avoid arguing too much about currency wars.

In the 1930's, bankers and finance ministers were accused.

The G20 has long met at the level of finance ministers and central bankers.

That is making it easier for finance ministers to curb spending and reduce deficits.

Finance ministers and central bankers formed the group 10 years ago to give more attention to developing nations.

Its central bankers and finance ministers have a long lead too.

The G8 finance ministers suggested that the economic turmoil of the last year was showing signs of subsiding.

Finance ministers and centralbanksbankers formed the group 10 years ago to give more attention to developing nations.

DID Jean-Claude Juncker, Luxembourg's prime minister who is also head of the euro zone's finance ministers, score an own-goal yesterday?

We just don't know what the G20 finance ministers' meeting will produce.

Last Saturday , in Japan , finance ministers of the Group of Eight countries urged oil producing countries to increase production .

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