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French President Nicolas Sarkozy outlining France's G20 priorities (Photo: Elysee palace)

French G20 leadership to focus on commodity prices

by Andrew Willis, Brussels,

French President Nicolas Sarkozy has said that tackling instability in global commodity markets will be a key aim of France's presidency of the Group of 20 major economies.

Outlining France's G20 priorities at a press conference in Paris on Monday (24 January), Mr Sarkozy appeared to back away from earlier calls to change the Bretton Woods system of global monetary order however, seen as a response to recent US resistance in this area.

"If we don't do anything we run the risk of...

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French President Nicolas Sarkozy outlining France's G20 priorities (Photo: Elysee palace)

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