Stimulus measures should be maintained: Minister

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-09-05 11:02

During the meeting, held on the sidelines of the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting to be held this weekend, the BRIC officials "noted the key role that the G20 has played as the focal point in the coordination of international responses to the global crisis and exchanged views on the reform of international financial institutions."

The officials agreed that emerging market economies have shown resilience and helped the world economy absorb the impact of the deterioration of trade, credit flows and demand. In many of them, growth is already back on track after a few quarters of recession or slowdown.

Stimulus measures should be maintained: Minister

Alexey Kudrin (2nd L), Xie Xuren (4th L), Guido Mantega (4th R) and Pranab Mukherjee (2nd R), finance ministers from Russia, China, Brazil and India, have a group photo taken with other attendees prior to their meeting in London, capital of the UK, Sept. 4, 2009. [Xinhua]

Despite these positive signs, it is too early to declare the end of the crisis. The global economy still face great uncertainty, and significant risks remain to economic and financial stability, they said.

The BRIC countries called on the G20 countries to continue to implement countercyclical fiscal and monetary policies in a sustainable and internationally-coordinated manner, and take effective measures to guard against potential economic risks while respecting the particular conditions of each country.

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