Following a turbulent year in 2008, here is a look at four major dates expected to mark the 2009 economic and financial calendar.

At Société Générale Media Days, you could ask anything!

The ending of the crisis in the financial sector is a prerequisite to any sustainable economic recovery.

Olivier Garnier answers questions on the crisis, the economic contect for 2010 and the challenges facing governments.

The crisis has led to calls for a change to the regulations governing banks. Here we present the work of one of the key players, the Basel Committee.

During a meeting in Paris on 18th and 19th February, following occasionally tense discussions, the G20 Finance Ministers reached a compromise on a list of criteria for identifying the sources of economic imbalances.

For the IIF, the range of important macroeconomic policy and financial regulatory challenges means that it is essential that regional and national policy approaches be strengthened and concerted by G-20 leadership.

Numerous commentators saw the G-20 summit in Seoul as failure, because of the lack of an agreement on the main macro-economic issues. Most of the measures in the financial regulation section still need to be clarified.

The highly anticipated G20 summit in London led to a series of concrete announcements.