G-20 Summit Preview

Mar 30, 2009

Heritage Foundation

Participants spoke about the state of the global economy and key issues to be discussed at an upcoming G-20 meeting in London. Among the issues addressed were a common regulatory framework to rein in hedge funds, derivatives trading, executive pay and risk-taking by financial firms. They also talked about divisions about how much stimulus was .. Read More
Participants spoke about the state of the global economy and key issues to be discussed at an upcoming G-20 meeting in London. Among the issues addressed were a common regulatory framework to rein in hedge funds, derivatives trading, executive pay and risk-taking by financial firms. They also talked about divisions about how much stimulus was required as well as about naming tax havens and a new global rulebook for banks.

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TIME SPEAKER TEXT
00:00:26 Unidentified Speaker NOW A PREVIEW OF THIS WEEK'S G-20. A PANEL WILL DISCUSS PROPOSALS THAT CALL FOR MORE REGULATION OF...
00:00:46 Unidentified Speaker -- AND DOCTORATE ALL IN HISTORY FROM YALE UNIVERSITY. PLEASE JOIN ME IN WELCOMING MY COLLEAGUE, TED...
00:01:09 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ON APRIL 20th, THE MEMBERS WILL MEET IN LONDON ON THE WORLD ECONOMY. THE G-20...
00:06:28 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU, TED. WELCOME, EVERYONE. APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO YOU. THE G-20, LIKE MOST...
00:17:33 Unidentified Speaker GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR INVITING ME TO MAKE A PRESENTATION AHEAD OF THIS G-20 MEETING....
00:38:37 Unidentified Speaker I THINK I WAS INVITED TO BE HERE, EVEN THOUGH I KNOW VERY LITTLE ABOUT INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL FLOWS....
00:51:16 Unidentified Speaker I'D LIKE TO THANK ALL OF OUR PANELISTS FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO THE SCHEDULE. PERHAPS I WOULD TAKE...
00:51:57 Unidentified Speaker WELL, I THINK -- I WOULD START OFF BY AGREEING WITH CHAIRMAN RAPKIN THAT THE LIKELIHOOD OF THE G-20...
00:53:51 Unidentified Speaker I GUESS I TAKE A SOMEWHAT DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW, THAT REGULATION IS PROBABLY REQUIRED FOR A LOT...
00:56:04 Unidentified Speaker -- STOP PEOPLE FROM MOVING TO THE CAYMAN ISLANDS OR JUST REGISTERING THEM IN THE CAYMAN ISLANDS AND...
00:56:10 Unidentified Speaker WELL, I THINK YOU COULD STOP THEM FROM OPERATING IN YOUR MARKETS OR BUYING STUFF IN ORDER FOR THEM...
00:56:32 Unidentified Speaker BUT IT WOULD BE KIND OF PERVERSE. BECAUSE YOU WOULD BE SAY, PEOPLE WHO WANT TO BUY STOCK ON THE NEW...
00:56:50 Unidentified Speaker THE POINT THAT IS IMPORTANT, IF YOU RECALL WHAT OCCURRED IN THE LONG-TERM CAPITAL MANAGEMENT FIASCO...
00:57:55 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU. I WOULD JUST OBSERVE THERE DOES SEEM TO BE A SLIGHT DIFFERENCE IN OPINION BETWEEN DR. FOSTER...
00:58:25 Unidentified Speaker LET ME MAKE IT QUITE CLEAR, IS THAT THE QUESTION YOU ADDRESSED WAS WHAT MIGHT BE REQUIRED FOR THE...
00:59:09 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU. WOULD ANY MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE LIKE TO ASK A QUESTION? I WOULD ASK THAT WHEN YOU DO ASK...
00:59:24 Unidentified Speaker THANKS. MY NAME IS PAUL JOHNSON. I'M WITH GLOBAL TV OF CANADA. OUR PRIME MINISTER WAS IN TOWN YESTERDAY,...
01:00:14 Unidentified Speaker I CAN'T CLAIM THAT I FOLLOW THE CANADIAN ECONOMY WITH THE DETAIL THAT IT PROBABLY DESERVES, BUT THE...
01:01:57 Unidentified Speaker ANOTHER QUESTION FROM THE AUDIENCE? YES, MA'AM, IN THE BACK?
01:02:09 Unidentified Speaker I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT CHINA. WELL, YOU KNOW THAT A FEW DAYS AGO THAT CHINA PROPOSED THAT MAYBE WE...
01:02:44 Unidentified Speaker I THINK, IT'S INTERESTING FOR THE CHINESE TO HAVE MADE THE SUGGESTION THAT THEY DID, IS THAT IT DEMONSTRATES...
01:04:39 Unidentified Speaker YEP?
01:04:43 Unidentified Speaker I VERY MUCH AGREE WITH THE NOTION THAT CHINA IS TRYING TO SCORE POLITICAL POINTS, THAT HOW COULD JUST...
01:08:16 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU. MA'AM, ON THE FIRST SIDE?
01:08:25 Unidentified Speaker I'M A HERITAGE MEMBER AND A CONSERVATIVE BLOGGER. WOULD YOU ALL DISCUSS BRIEFLY THE PREDICTED MELTDOWN...
01:08:46 Unidentified Speaker WELL, THAT CERTAINLY HAS BEEN PREDICTED FOR QUITE SOME TIME, AS DRIVEN LARGELY, I THINK, BY FORCES...
01:09:39 Unidentified Speaker I WOULD ONLY ADD THAT THAT'S -- IF YOU JUST LOOK AT A CHART AS TO WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO COMMERCIAL...
01:12:03 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU. GENTLEMAN RIGHT IN THE BACK ROW IN THE FRONT THERE?
01:12:08 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU. MY NAME IS PETER GLUK. IN THE CONTEXT OF THE ROLE OF OUR GOVERNMENT, I WOULD BE INTERESTED...
01:12:42 Unidentified Speaker WELL, I'LL START WITH FORD. FORD CERTAINLY HAD A GOOD DEAL MORE FORESIGHT, WELL IN FANS, FORD STARTED...
01:15:28 Unidentified Speaker I WOULD APPLAUD WHAT THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION DID. BUT I THINK THAT IT'S FAR TOO LITTLE. THE ONLY...
01:16:21 Unidentified Speaker THIS IS A TWO-WAY STREET. I MEAN THE GOVERNMENT IS PUTTING DOWN A LOT OF MONEY. WILL THEY GET TO CALL...
01:16:43 Unidentified Speaker I'M VERY WORRIED ABOUT THIS. SINCE MY COLLEAGUES KNOW MORE, IT'S WILDLY IMPROBABLE THAT THE OBAMA...
01:17:06 Unidentified Speaker VERY SIMPLE. WE'RE APPLAUDING, AS BAD AS IT IS, SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT OVER WHAT POLICY WAS BEFOREHAND....
01:17:17 Unidentified Speaker THIS IS WHAT YOU WERE SAYING. LOOK AT HOW FAR WE'VE COME. YOU KNOW, THIS IS NOT A GOOD METHOD FOR...
01:17:28 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU.
01:17:31 Unidentified Speaker THE GENTLEMAN IN THE BACK.
01:17:33 Unidentified Speaker HAVE THE RIOTS AND OTHER SOCIAL UNREST SEEN IN OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD HAVE PROPER AND APPROPRIATE...
01:18:02 Unidentified Speaker WELL, I DON'T KNOW. I READ A WIDE RANGE OF NEWSPAPERS. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY GOT THAT ATTENTION. ...
01:20:44 Unidentified Speaker I'D LIKE TO TAKE A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT STAND ON THAT. I'M NOT ACTUALLY CONCERNED ABOUT POLITICAL INSTABILITY...
01:23:33 Unidentified Speaker I'LL GIVE ONE SUGGESTION. ROMANIA AND EUROPE, COMMON AGRICULTURE POLICY. YOU CAN MESS WITH AS MANY...
01:24:53 Unidentified Speaker ADD TO IT ALSO RUSSIA, RIGHT, WHICH ALL OF ITS EARNINGS COME FROM SELLING OIL AND THE PRICE OF OIL...
01:25:10 Unidentified Speaker YES, I WORRY ABOUT GREECE OR BELGIUM OR POLAND. BUT THESE PLACES ARE BY WORLD STANDARDS WELL GOVERNED....

NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.

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