sol e the economic crisis and the question o the trade

Nicolas Sarkozy it was repeated yesterday, in a shi t in the ienna: "It is to obtain results." The crisis is too serious or that is possible to make a Summit or nothing. "Belie e Christine Lagarde, the rench President would e en"lea e"the G20 Summit, tomorrow, in London, without signing the indings i results are not at the meeting, especially i he does not"eradication"o tax ha ens. Howe er it is possible that no list is published, contrary to what had been announced by German and rench inance Ministers in recent weeks. The technique o the "name and shame" was apparently ound its limits and is committed to put an end to these "black holes" o global inance, the countries concerned are procrastinating. And while yesterday, be ore a commission o the European Parliament, Jean-Claude Juncker, the Luxembourg Prime Minister, is taking in the United States, with some States such as the gra el, Wyoming and Ne ada practice, too, bank secrecy, a German negotiator said, under co er o anonymity, that "big emerging countries" re erence to China re used to publicly name some centres o shore.

These past hours, o icial statements ha e been prepared minds to modest results o the G20. Thus, José Manuel Barroso, the President o the Commission, yesterday ound that "cannot expect miracle solution on April 2. The London meeting "will sol e all problems" and should be ollowed by another summit o the g-20 be ore the end o the year. He expected no less "than the ery strong results" on " i e undamental points": the economic reco ery, re orm inancial markets, the strengthening o the IM , the re usal o any orm o protectionism and the respect o the commitments in the ight against climate change.

Passing global rules

Same caution on the part o the British Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, who "does not" rather than the holding o another summit o the g-20, according to his spokesman, as German Chancellor Angela Merkel who declared Saturday the " inancial Times", that it did not, "Thursday, both building a new architecture o the international inancial market, ...". "sol e the economic crisis and the question o the trade". The next meeting could be held at the Japan or in New York, in September, or e en replace the Summit o the G8 expected this summer in Sardinia.

At the time where the OECD publishes particularly pessimistic orecasts or 2009 (see below), the g-20 will not new stimulus plans, discuss according to a representati e o the German Go ernment. On the other hand, it con irms that he decides to impose greater control o er hedge unds, "hedge unds", the sherpas still discussing whether they should only be registered or i they will ha e to apply more stringent rules.

Increasing the resources o the IM , to allow in turn to help the countries most a ected by the global crisis, will be endorsed and the salaries and bonuses o bankers will be the order o the day: " or the irst time, the world's economies will agree on international rules o compensation o bankers", be emphasized yesterday the British Prime MinisterGordon Brown at the end o a speech held at the Cathedral o Saint Paul in London, be ore religious leaders and charitable organizations... "It will be global rules and not simply o rules which apply in a country and may be undermined in the neighbouring country," he insisted.