July 8, 2009
Global recession looms as G-8 leaders convene in Italy

At the annual G-8 summit, the gathering of leaders of the world’s largest economies, the global recession remains a big concern.

John Authers, the investment editor for The Financial Times, joins Martin Savidge to discuss what European countries are doing to combat the recession, new regulations that may be proposed at the summit and where the markets may be headed.

For more on the summit, read Worldfocus blogger Nina Hachigian’s take: The three-ring G-8 summit

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