US calls for special meeting of G20 amid global crisis

US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson called on Wednesday for a special meeting of the Group of 20 advanced and emerging countries to discuss ways to combat the financial crisis.

WASHINGTON: US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson called on Wednesday for a special meeting of the Group of 20 advanced and emerging countries to discuss ways to combat the financial crisis.

"In consultation with Brazil, the G-20 president, I am calling for a special meeting of the G20 that will include senior finance officials, central bankers, and regulators from key emerging economies to discuss how we might coordinate to lessen the effects of global market turmoil and the economic slowdown on all of our countries," Paulson said at a news conference.
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