G20 agrees $1,000bn to fight crisis

View an online version of this email here.  All times are London time: Thursday Apr 02 2009 Breaking news G20 agrees $1,000bn to fight crisis World leaders on Thursday agreed to "fight back" against the global recession with $1000bn in funding for the International Monetary Fund and for international trade finance, but did not commit themselves to a new round of fiscal stimulus. Gordon Brown, the British prime minister and host of the G20 summit, said a total of $1,000bn could be made available to fight the international financial crisis, including $750bn in funding for the International Monetary Fund and $250bn for trade finance. Read more » ABOUT THIS EMAIL You have received this email because you have signed up for this briefing on FT.com Manage subscriptions | Unsubscribe | Change your email address Change whether you receive this email as HTML or plain text | Forward this email to a friend Privacy policy | Advertise | Contact © Copyright The Financial Times Ltd 2009. "FT" and "Financial Times" are trademarks of the Financial Times. The Financial Times Limited, registered in England and Wales number 227590. Registered office: Number One Southwark Bridge, London SE1 9HL. VAT number GB 278 5371 21.