Bretton Woods

Video: Lessons from history for G20

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 High hopes for “Bretton Woods II’ summit 
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Leaders from the G20 economies are in Washington to discuss how best to tackle the global financial crisis.

The emergency summit is already being compared to the 1944 Bretton Woods meeting that led to the creation of both the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund.

Al Jazeera’s John Terret, reporting from Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, asks if the G20 summit can live up to such high expectations.

 
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