G20 Toronto 2010
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28 June 2010: Statement by the Press Secretary on Protecting the Flathead River Basin
On the margins of the Summit meetings in Canada this weekend, President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Stephen Harper noted the historic February 2010 memorandum of understanding between Premier Gordon Campbell of British Columbia and Governor Brian Schweitzer of Montana protecting the transboundary Flathead River Basin.
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27 June 2010: Remarks by President Obama at G-20 Press Conference in Toronto
"We came to Toronto with three specific goals: to make sure the global recovery is strong and durable; to continue reforming the financial system; and to address the range of global issues that affect our prosperity and security. And we made progress in each of these areas." Video »
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27 June 2010: The G-20 Toronto Summit Declaration
Building on our achievements in addressing the global economic crisis, we have agreed on the next steps we should take to ensure a full return to growth with quality jobs, to reform and strengthen financial systems, and to create strong, sustainable and balanced global growth."
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27 June 2010: The G-20 Summit in Toronto: U.S. Financial Reform and the G-20 Leaders' Agenda
This week, the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate reported out of conference committee an historic financial reform bill, one consistent with the key priorities that President Obama laid out a year ago. The bill puts the U.S. at the forefront of global financial reform, and advances the agenda to strengthen the international financial system laid out at London and Pittsburgh.
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27 June 2010: The G-20 Summit in Toronto: Acting on Our Global Energy and Climate Change Challenges
At the Toronto Summit, G-20 Leaders reaffirmed their commitment to phasing out fossil fuel subsidies, a groundbreaking agreement at the Pittsburgh Summit which will encourage the conservation of energy, improve our energy security, reduce economically inefficient burdens on budgets, and provide a down-payment on our commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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27 June 2010: A Global Response Through the Multilateral Development Banks to Promote Sustainable Development
The G-20 countries and other key stakeholders are standing up a global SME Finance Challenge, a unique financial inclusion effort aimed at helping small- and medium-sized entrepreneurs grow their businesses.
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27 June 2010: G-20 Toronto Summit: Progress Since Pittsburgh
At the London and Pittsburgh Summits and again at Toronto, the G-20 countries have come together to create a record of achievement.
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27 June 2010: The G-20 Summit in Toronto: Global Leadership to Combat Corruption
Today, the G-20 signaled its commitment to global leadership in the effort to combat corruption. The G-20 reaffirmed its commitment to the full implementation of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption and announced the establishment of a high-level experts group to develop a comprehensive set of concrete commitments for consideration by Leaders in Korea.
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26 June 2010: Press Briefing by Secretary of the Treasury Geithner
"The G20 has made these last 18 months the most effective period of international economic cooperation we have seen in generations. And here in Canada, we want to come together to build on that record."
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23 June 2010: Geithner and Summers Pen Joint Op-ed: ‘Our Agenda for the G-20’
"Stronger growth with solid job creation here in the U.S. depends on an expanding global economy, and this year's G-20 provides an important opportunity to focus on the policies required to reinforce growth."
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22 June 2010: Readout of the call between President Obama and Prime Minister Harper
The President and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper spoke today by telephone and exchanged views on economic issues, including Canada’s preparations as host of the upcoming G8 and G20.
