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The future shape of Capitalism : In the News
Gordon Brown to warn US against economic protectionism
- Source: The Daily Telegraph
4th March 2009
Gordon Brown, the British Prime Minister, is preparing to use a speech to the US Congress in Washington to urge American politicians to avoid retreating to economic protectionism.
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Will the G20 expand the role of the IMF?
- Source: BBC News
- 3rd March 2009
It wasn't long ago that Gordon Brown wanted to downgrade the lending side of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and make it an independent economic watchdog instead.
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Brown to tackle US on protectionism
- Source: Financial Times
- 3rd March 2009
Gordon Brown will on Wednesday challenge Democrats on Capitol Hill to resist protectionism
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Brown to engage Obama on global scale
- Source: Financial Times
- 1st March 2009
Gordon Brown’s meeting with Barack Obama this week is being portrayed by British officials as a make-or-break opportunity to persuade the new US administration to engage in international efforts to tackle the recession.
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EU ‘consensus’ to tackle crisis
- Source: BBC News
- 1st March 2009
EU leaders have ended an emergency summit in Brussels saying they are determined to avoid protectionist moves in response to the economic crisis.
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RBS record loss means new £25bn public bill
- Source: The Times
- 26th February 2009
The UK taxpayer is to inject a further £25 bilion into the Royal Bank of Scotland, the ailing bank revealed today, bringing its total bailout cash to more than £45 billion.
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Great clean-up - can economic rescue plans also save planet?
- Source: The Guardian
- 24th February 2009
Campaigners hope huge spending packages aimed at easing the slump will spell the first serious attempt to tackle climate change. But are they as green as billed?
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Learn the right lessons from the Depression
- Source: The Times
- 19th February 2009
This crisis is not a total failure of world capitalism and nothing will be achieved by a retreat into narrow nationalism
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