Some useful progress, but still a way to go. That must be the conclusion of the Group of 20 summit in London. Gordon Brown, UK prime minister and chairman of the meeting, set out a six-point plan to save the world. This reflected some real achievements: a generous increase in funding for the International Monetary Fund, a new issuance of special drawing rights and a boost for trade finance. He sounded disappointingly thin on other key areas – notably cleaning up banks and future fiscal stimulus. More detail would have been reassuring.
對於20國集團(G20)倫敦峯會,結論肯定是:取得了一些有用的進展,但還有一段路要走。本次峯會主席、英國首相高登•布朗(Gordon Brown)拿出了拯救世界的六點計劃。該計劃體現了一些切實的成就:慷慨增加向國際貨幣基金組織(IMF)提供的資金、增發特別提款權,以及增加貿易融資。但布朗關於其它關鍵領域的言辭卻少得令人失望,特別是關於清理銀行資產負債表和未來的財政刺激。更多細節本來會讓人放心。