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Economic crisis to dominate opening of G8 summit
Wed Jul 8, 2009 3:26am EDT
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ROME (Reuters) - Leaders from the Group of Eight major industrial nations will warn against complacency over economic recovery on Wednesday at a world summit that will also tackle trade, climate change and food security.
Chinese President Hu Jintao pulled out of the meeting at the last minute because of unrest in northwestern China in which 156 people have been killed. His departure may complicate efforts to make progress toward a deal that would limit global warming. [n
More than 30 world leaders will take part in some of the discussions spread over three days, in recognition of the shifting balance of global economic power.
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, beset by sex scandals, is the summit host and will kick off proceedings at a lunch that will discuss the economic outlook and regulations.
The summit takes place in the Italian city of L'Aquila which was wrecked by an earthquake earlier this year -- a fitting backdrop for discussions on the crumpled global economy that is struggling to overcome the worst recession in living memory.
Policymakers will agree the world economy is still too weak to remove stimulus measures and will consider whether more work is needed to shore up banks, European officials said.
Speaking on the eve of the summit, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown told Reuters the world had to wake up to the scale of the downturn and stay focused on restarting growth.
"I am not complacent and remain vigilant about the financial state of the world," said Brown.
The United States, Japan and France are likely to echo his caution, leaving Europe's largest economy, Germany, isolated if, as expected, it seeks a commitment from the G8 to pull swiftly out of costly economic support policies when recovery comes.
G8 leaders badly underestimated the economic problems facing them when they met in Japan last year and Wednesday's talks will touch on what nations must do to prevent another such meltdown.
However, officials said few major initiatives were expected to emerge, with the broader G20 forum, grouping rich industrial nations and major emerging economies, tasked with formulating a regulatory response to the crisis rather than the G8 nations.
The G20 met in London in April and convenes again in September in the United States.
"In reality (L'Aquila) is just an intermediary step," said a senior French official.
CHINESE PRESIDENT LEAVES EARLY
Hu had been expected to take advantage of the L'Aquila summit to tell other nations they should start considering a new global reserve currency as an alternative to the dollar. Continued...
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