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The spying is alleged to have been sanctioned by a senior figure in Gordon Brown's government

British government hit by spying allegations

Britain intercepted phone calls and monitored computers used by officials taking part in two high-level international finance meetings in London in 2009, a British newspaper has claimed.

News • 17 Jun 13

IMF managing director Christine Lagarde urges countries to focus on growth

G20 finance officials seek ways to boost growth

Finance leaders of the G20 economies have gathered to debate how best to rein in debt levels and the potential dangers from the latest round of aggressive easing of monetary policy from the world's central banks.

Business • 19 Apr 13

G20 finance ministers and central bank governors' deputies meet in Moscow

G20 defuses reports of 'currency war'

The Group of 20 nations declared there would be no "currency war" and deferred plans to set new debt-cutting targets in an indication of concern about the fragile state of the world economy.

News • 18 Feb 13

G20 nations unlikely to single out Japan over yen

G20 nations will not single out Japan over the yen and will disregard a call from G7 powers not to use economic policies to target exchange rates, according to a communiqué drafted for finance leaders meeting in Moscow.

Business • 15 Feb 13

US fiscal cliff, Europe's debt woes worry G20

Leading world economies pressed the US yesterday to act decisively to avert a rush of spending cuts and tax hikes.

Business • 05 Nov 12

Europe bets on closer ties to beat euro crisis

European leaders scrambled to buy themselves time in the battle to save the euro zone, promising their G20 partners they would integrate their banking sector and restart growth.

Business • 20 Jun 12

World leaders seek G20 boost for flagging economy

World leaders and the IMF tried to inject fresh confidence into the flagging global economy last night at a G20 summit in Mexico dominated by Europe's growth-sapping debt crisis.

Business • 19 Jun 12

Vladimir Putin and Barack Obama share little common ground on the fate of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad

Syria-bound helicopter ship halted over insurance

A cargo ship believed to be carrying Russian-made attack helicopters was thwarted in its bid to reach Syria after its insurance cover was withdrawn, according to reports.

News • 19 Jun 12

G20 leaders 'will act together to strengthen recovery'

G20 backs European plans to fight debt crisis

Europe has won support from world leaders for an ambitious but slow-moving overhaul of the eurozone.

News • 19 Jun 12

EU not at G20 to 'receive lessons' on economy

Europe did not come to the G20 summit in Mexico to receive economic lessons, EU Commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso said today.

Business • 18 Jun 12

Barack Obama disembarks Air Force One on his way to the G20 summit in Mexico

G20 sees importance of eurozone banking union

The group of 20 major economic powers will recognise the eurozone's efforts to establish a regional banking union at their two-day meeting, a source close to the French presidency has said.

News • 19 Jun 12

Bank resolution scheme plan by June

The European Commission will present a long-term plan for winding up failing banks before a June 18-19 summit of leaders of the world's 20 biggest economies in Mexico, Commission spokeswoman Chantal Hughes said today.

Business • 27 Apr 12

Regulators publish new criteria for home loans

The Swiss-based Financial Stability Board have published global guidance to make granting home loans more rigourous.

Business • 19 Apr 12

G20 finance ministers meet next week in Washington to discuss the IMF's call for more resources

G20 may boost IMF resources by $400-500 billion

The world's 20 biggest economies are likely to agree to increase the resources of the International Monetary Fund by between $400 and $500 billion.

Business • 13 Apr 12

G20

British government hit by spying allegations

G20 finance officials seek ways to boost growth

G20 defuses reports of 'currency war'

G20 nations unlikely to single out Japan over yen

US fiscal cliff, Europe's debt woes worry G20

Europe bets on closer ties to beat euro crisis

World leaders seek G20 boost for flagging economy

Syria-bound helicopter ship halted over insurance

G20 backs European plans to fight debt crisis

EU not at G20 to 'receive lessons' on economy

G20 sees importance of eurozone banking union

Bank resolution scheme plan by June

Regulators publish new criteria for home loans

G20 may boost IMF resources by $400-500 billion

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