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New York Bureau Chief for the Economist magazine
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Matthew Bishop
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FROM Matthew Bishop
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G20 Summit Tries to Keep Global Economy on Track The G20 brings together the heads of state and finance ministers of countries that make up two thirds of the world's population. If Syria is stealing the headlines, what is the G20 meeting supposed to be about? Matthew Bishop is US Business Editor and New York Bureau Chief for the Economist magazine.
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