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G8 opens in Deauville focussed on debt

The Group of Eight summit has opened in Deauville, France, with a backdrop of continuing financial crisis in indebted nations, and in the euro zone in particular, which the G8 says is holding back world growth.

President Obama was much in demand and he delighted the onlooking crowd by pressing the flesh before going in for the talks, where Greece in particular was urged to get a grip on its finances.

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Damned by Debt Relief

Damned by Debt Relief challenges the Live8-G8 debt relief jamboree. Eloquent and angry Ghanaians cut through the spin and explain; debt relief provided no new money and draconian conditions applied. Damned by donor diktat, Ghanaians are not impressed by the West’s supposed largesse. For the full story — a 28-minute documentary now available on DVD — please visit our website at www.worldwrite.org.uk/damned/dvd.htm

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