G Twenty

So a round-up of the event of the year....for the politicos that is!

1. The final figure set by our leaders to save us from the-end-of-the-world (recession)? 1 trillion dollars. This breaks down to:

$500bn for the IMF to lend to struggling economies

$250bn to boost world trade

$250bn for a new IMF "overdraft facility" countries can draw on

$100bn that international development banks can lend to poorest countries

IMF will raise $6bn from selling gold reserves to increase lending for the poorest countries

Source: BBC

2. Michelle Obama wore sleeves to meet the Queen. Many news agencies were fearing the worst.....
3. Although no major economic regulatory system was put in place at the summit, Obama admitting that America might have had a bit to do with the current crisis was enough to mean that Nicolas Sarkozy's seat was very much full. Oh joy.
4. Well one of them was gonna do it! The Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh actually asked for Obama's autograph. Awwww!

Finally, a class photo:

All credit to the huffington post for the photo. I cba to copy the names just click the link.....

I will say that Cristina Kirchner is my new heroine in so many ways. She works cream far better than poor Angela Merkel (who, let's face it, doesn't work much). Plus her tan is to die for. But her legs don't quite match up to the raciness displayed the Queen.....we've almost got knee!!