Pittsburgh to host next G20

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;} The White House has confirmed that the next G20 summit of world leaders will be hosted by the United States at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on Thursday 24 and Friday 25 September.   Most commentators had expected the next G20 meeting to be held in New York, but White House officials said they chose Pittsburgh because of the city's economic recovery from the decline of the steel industry in the 1980s, and because of its leadership in environmentally friendly buildings.   Barack Obama may also be repaying a debt to the swing state of Pennsylvania, which provided a key victory in his presidential election success.   The September meeting is expected to monitor the implementation of the $1.1 trillion rescue plan for the world economy announced in London at the last meeting in April, and to decide what further measures, if any, are needed.   The $1.1 trillion agreed in London included tripling the resources available to the International Monetary Fund to $750 billion, and spending $250 billion on boosting global trade.   The G20 leaders also agreed to enforce tougher global financial regulation, and introduce sanctions against secretive tax havens.   The members of the G-20 expected to attend the summit are Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, the United Kingdom, the United States and the European Union (including the European Central Bank).     *┬á┬á┬á┬á┬á┬á┬á┬á┬á *┬á┬á┬á┬á┬á┬á┬á┬á┬á *