BECENT: THE UNITED STATES WILL LAUNCH A COMPREHENSIVE FISCAL PROGRAMME AND URGE THE G-20 TO ADDRESS GLOBAL IMBALANCES

ACCORDING TO UNITED STATES TREASURY SECRETARY BECENT, THE UNITED STATES WOULD LAUNCH A COMPREHENSIVE FISCAL PROGRAMME AND STATED THAT THE GLOBAL IMBALANCES CREATED BY SOME COUNTRIES WERE WEAKENING GROWTH ELSEWHERE. BECENT INDICATED THAT G20 MINISTERS WANTED HIGHER GROWTH, BUT IT WAS NOT CLEAR WHETHER COUNTRIES WOULD TAKE THE NECESSARY MEASURES. HE STRESSED THAT THE UNITED STATES WAS DISCUSSING THE G-20 IMBALANCE, LOOKED FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THE UNITED STATES ON IRAN-RELATED ISSUES AND BELIEVED THAT JAPAN WAS CURRENTLY TAKING THE RIGHT ECONOMIC MEASURES。