Brussels, 17/11/2008 (Agence Europe) - Meeting in Washington on 14 and 15 November 2008, the G20 countries, joined by Spain and the Netherlands, pledged to do all they can to fight the global economic slowdown. They agreed on a joint declaration setting out general principles and a detailed action plan for reform of the financial markets in the short to medium term. Strongly rejecting protectionism, they called for the resumption of multilateral trade talks (see related article), wanting...