伦敦峰会布朗首相招待会.docx

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伦敦峰会布朗首相招待会

PrimeMinister:

CanIwelcomeyoutothisconferencefollowingourG20summit?

 Thisisthedaythattheworldcametogethertofightbackagainsttheglobalrecession,notwithwordsbutwithaplanforglobalrecoveryandforreformandwithacleartimetableforitsdelivery. Andourmessagetodayisclearandcertain:

webelievethatinthisnewglobalageourprosperityisindivisible. Webelievethatglobalproblemsrequireglobalsolutions. Webelievethatforgrowthtobesustaineditmustbesharedandthattrademustonceagainbecomeanengineofgrowth.

TheoldWashingtonconsensusisover. Todaywehavereachedanewconsensus-thatwetakeglobalactiontogethertodealwiththeproblemsweface;thatwewilldowhatisnecessarytorestoregrowthandjobs;thatwewilltakeessentialactiontorebuildconfidenceandtrustinourfinancialsystem,andtopreventacrisissuchasthiseverhappeningagain.

Therearenoquickfixes,butwiththesixpledgesthatwemaketodaywecanshortentherecessionandwecansavejobs.

Firstofall,forthefirsttimewehavecometogethertosetprinciplestoreformtheglobalbankingsystem. Thisisacomprehensiveprogrammeofmeasuresthatincludesforthefirsttimebringingtheshadowbankingsystem,includinghedgefunds,withintheglobalregulatorynet. Wehaveagreedthatinternationalaccountingstandardswillhavetobeset. Wewillregulatecreditratingagenciesinordertoremovetheirconflictsofinterest. Wehaveagreedthattherewillbeanendtotaxhavensthatdonottransferinformationonrequest. Thebankingsecrecyofthepastmustcometoanend.

TheOrganisationofEconomicCooperationandDevelopmentarethisafternoonpublishingalistoftaxhavensthatarenoncompliantandwhereactionmustimmediatelybetakenandwehaveagreedtoughstandardsandsanctionsforuseagainstthosewhodon’tcomeintolineinthefuture.

Wewillcreateanewfinancialstabilityboardtoensurecooperationacrossfrontiers,tospotriskstotheeconomyandtogetherwiththeInternationalMonetaryFundprovidetheearlywarningmechanismthatthisnewglobaleconomyneeds.

Wewillcompletetheimplementationofinternationalcollegesofsupervisorsoffinancialinstitutionsandwewillimplementnewrulesonpayandbonusesatagloballevelthatreflectactualperformancewithnomorerewardsforfailure. Wewanttoencouragecorporateresponsibilityineverypartoftheworld.

Secondly,wewillcleanupthebankssothattheyincreaselendingtofamiliesandbusinessesandtoenablethiswe’veagreedforthefirsttimeacommonglobalapproachtohowwedealwithimpairedortoxicassets.

Third,we’veagreedtodowhatittakestorestoreglobalgrowthandhastenrecovery. SinceourlastmeetinginWashingtonandaspartofthisprocessfromWashington,G20countrieshaveannouncedandarenowimplementingthelargestmacroeconomicstimulustheworldhasevenseen. Weareinthemiddleofanunprecedentedfiscalexpansionwhichwillbytheendofnextyearamounttoaninjectionof$5trillionintooureconomiesanditwillsaveorcreatemillionsofjobsinaperiodwherewemustcombatunemployment.

Inadditiontothedramaticinterestratecuts,ourcentralbankshavepledgedtomaintainexpansionarypolicies–aswestateinthecommuniqué,expansionarypoliciesaslongastheyareneeded,usingthefullrangeofoptionsavailabletothem.

Wehavealsoagreedtodayadditionalresourcesof$1trillionthatareavailabletotheworldeconomythroughtheInternationalMonetaryFundandotherinstitutions. Thisincludes$250billionfromspecialdrawingrights,thereservecurrencyoftheIMF,drawingrightsthatwillbeissuedtocountrieswhoarepartoftheInternationalMonetaryFund. ThisisavailabletoallIMFmembers. AndatthesametimewewilltrebletheresourcesoftheInternationalMonetaryFunditselfwithuptoanadditional$500billion.

TogethertheseactionsgiveusconfidencethattheglobaleconomycanreturntotrendgrowthevenfasterthantheInternationalMonetaryFundisnowpredicting. AndwehavetodaycalledontheInternationalMonetaryFundtomonitorourprogresstowardsthisobjectiveandtoreportonwhateverfurtheractionsmaybenecessary.

Fourth,alongsidetheseextraresourceswewillasktheinternationalinstitutionstostrengthentheirindependentsurveillanceoftheworldeconomyandtopromotegrowthandthereductionofpoverty. Weareagreedthatthemandatesoftheseinstitutionsthatwerecreatedin1945mustnowbereformedtomakethemmoreaccountable,morerepresentativeandmoreeffective,andthisincludesgivingemergingmarketsanddevelopingcountriesgreatervoiceandgreaterrepresentation. Andwewillalsoenabletheheadsandseniorstaffoftheseinstitutionstobeappointedonmerit.

Fifth,wearegoingtoactdecisivelytokickstartinternationaltrade. Tradeisthecrucialdriverofgrowthintheglobaleconomy. Weareagreedtoworkurgentlywithleadersdiscussing,meetingandpreparingforaconclusiontotheDohatraderoundandthishasthepotentialtoboosttheglobaleconomysubstantially.

Toaddresswhatisahugeshortfallinfinancefortrade–90%ofalltradedependsonthisfinance–wehavetodayagreedtomakeavailablenotthe$100billionwhichwasoriginallycalledfor,but$250billionoftradefinance. Thiswillbeprovidedoverthenexttwoyearsthroughourexport,creditandinvestmentagenciesandthroughthemultilateraldevelopmentbanks,andthiswillinclude$50billionthroughthenewWorldBankprogrammethatisbeingestablished.

Wewillactalsotomakeourglobalrecoveryfairandmoresustainable. Thistimeoffinancialcrisisisnotimetowalkawayfromourcommitmenttotheworld’spoorest. Sowhenpeoplearesufferingandyetitiswithinourcapacitytohelpwewillnotpassbyontheotherside. WeremainfirmlycommittedtomeetingourMillenniumDevelopmentGoalsandourpledgesonaid. Andtodealwiththiscrisisforthepoorestcountries,wehaveaskedtheInternationalMonetaryFundtobringforwardproposalstousetheproceedsofagreedsalesofgoldtosupportlow-incomecountries. Andso,intotal,wehavereachedagreementsworth$50billionforthepoorestcountriesalongsideoursupportforaWorldBankvulnerabilityfund.

Inmobilisingtheworld’seconomiestofightbackagainstrecessionweareresolvedtoseizetheopportunityofourfiscalstimulusprogrammes,topromotelowcarbongrowth,andtocreatethegreenjobsonwhichourfutureprosperitydepends. Andwehavecommittedtobuildingonthisbyworkingtogethertoseekagreementonapost2012climatechangeregimeattheUNconferenceinCopenhageninDecember. AndwehaveaskedourfinanceministerstocompletethereformsoftheregulatorysystemandwewillmeetagainasG20leaderslaterthisyeartotakestockofprogress.

WhentheWallStreetCrashhappenedin1929ittook15yearsfortheworldtocometogethertorebuildandrenewoureconomies. Thistime,Ithinkpeoplewillagreethatitisdifferent. Wewillnothesitate,aslongaspeoplearelosingtheirjobsandtheirhomes,tomakewhatdifferencewecanbyimprovingtheirprosperity.

Today’sdecisionsofcoursewillnotimmediatelysolvethecrisis,butwehavebeguntheprocessbywhichitwillbesolved. Afewyearsagomeetingssuchasthiscouldnothavehappenedwithsomanydifferentcountriesfromdiversecontinentsinvolved;farlesscouldtherehavebeenanagreementamongstthem. Buttodaythelargestcountriesoftheworldhaveagreedaglobalplanforrecoveryandreform. Thisinvolvesthebiggestinterestratecutsinhistory,thebiggestfiscalstimuluswehaveeverseen,thebiggestincreaseinresourcesinthehistoryofourinternationalinstitutions,with$250billion,moremoneythaneverbefore,fortradefinanceaswell.

Forthefirsttimewehaveacommonapproacharoundtheworldtocleaningupbanks’balancesheetsandrestoringlending. Weareengaginginadeepprocessofreformandrestructuringofourinternationalfinancialsystemfornowandforthefutureandwehavemaintainedourcommitmenttohelptheworld’spoorestandwehaveputmoremoneyasideforthatandalsoforagreenrecovery. Thesearenotjustasinglecollectionofactions. Thisiscollectiveaction,peopleworkingtogetherattheirbest.

Ithinkanewworldorderisemergingandwithitthefoundationsofanewandprogressiveeraofinternationalcooperation. Wehaveresolvedthatfromtodaywewilltogethermanagetheprocessofglobalisationtosecureresponsibilityfromallandfairnesstoallandwe’veagreedthatindoingsowewillbuildamoresustainableandmoreopenandafairerglobalsociety.

Thankyouverymuch. Iamveryhappytoanswerquestionsonthecommuniqué.

Question:

PrimeMinister,whatdoyousaytoananalysisthatalthoughyouandBarackObamahavebeencentrestageinthisthatperhapsforyourownelectoratesthere’smaybetheleastinthispackagecomparatively?

 Imean,whatareBritishvotersgoingtogetoutofthisagreement?

PrimeMinister:

Well,ourpriorityrightthroughthisSummithasbeenthejobs,thehomes,thebusinessesofhardworkingfamiliesinthiscountryand,indeed,ineverycountry. Andweknowthatifyoutakeactioninonecountryitcanmakesomedifference,butifcountriesacttogethertheycanmakeamajordifference. Indeed,somepeoplesaythatifweacttogetherwithothercountriesthebenefitoftheactionstakenaretwiceasmuchasifsimplyactingonyourown. Andtheagreementwehavetodaytopushmoneyintotheinternationaleconomysothatitcanrestoreeconomicactivityquicklyandtradeandcommercearoundtheworldisaverysignificantstepto