New Delhi, Nov 21: The Group of 20 nations (G-20), commencing a meeting here tomorrow under the chairmanship of Finance Minister Jaswant Singh, will discuss financial sector reforms, globalisation, combating financing of terrorism and development and aid. Briefing reporters, Finance Secretary S Narayan said the issue of economic slowdown and the financial crisis in some of the nations would be taken up in detail at the secretaries meeting tomorrow, which would prepare the ground for the ministerial meeting on Saturday.

"Over the two days, the meeting will discuss issues crucial for international financial stability such as crisis prevention and resolution, globalisation, combating financing of terrorism, development and aid flows," he said. Countries like India and China could take up the issues related to growth while other nations could address the issues of fiscal deficit, Narayan said. He said it will be for the first time a developing nation like India will host the meeting of finance ministers and Central Bank governors of 20 leading developed and developing nations.

Besides india, the meeting would be attended by top finance officials of European Union, US, UK, Canada, France, Italy, Germany, Japan, Russia, Australia, Saudi Arabia, China, Turkey, Indonesia, South Africa, Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Korea, World Bank and International Monetary Fund. G-20, formed in 1999, would bring together economic policy makers from countries representing over 85 per cent of the world GDP and over 60 per cent of global population.

Bureau Report