This, he stressed, would bring out into the open weaknesses and vulnerabilities in various national financial systems. Find new and better ways to involve the private as well as public sector in resolving crises when they occur. To reinforce social cohesion, at all times, but particularly at times of crisis. But Birmingham is not the end of the process. Nor is this a discussion that G7 countries could or should have alone.
Action is needed, in some cases rapid action.
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