The summit labored ...

... and brought forth a joint declaration. The declaration - together with further information - can be found on the summit website of the White House. The first sentence reads:

We, the Leaders of the Group of Twenty, held an initial meeting in Washington on November 15, 2008, amid serious challenges to the world economy and financial markets.

Quite obviously this is a nod to another famous opening phrase: We the People This sets a high benchmark for the results that should be expected from the work agenda spelled out in the declaration.

Detailed analysis & discussion of the summit declaration will follow on these web pages.

Für eine deutsche Version bitte hier klicken: Der Weltfinanzgipfel kreißt ...