A Prelude to a Prologue-The U.S. and the G20 Summit

The G20 summit on November 11-12 in Seoul, South Korea, will be another attempt by political leaders, finance ministers, central bank governors and a number of international bodies such as the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, tohalt the current economic crisis, to secure a durable recovery, and subsequently to deliver strong, sustainable and balanced growth. But rising currency tensions in the recent months could overshadow every other topic on the agenda.