Having set that context, I will now address the following questions: (i)  What is the G 20 and how does it function? (ii)  Why is the G 20 important? (iii)  What have been/are the main issues on the G 20 agenda and India’s concerns regarding them? (iv)  What are the future challenges for the G 20?
Jean-Claude Trichet: How to increase the competitiveness of the European economy Speech by Mr Jean-Claude Trichet, President of the European Central Bank, at the panel discussion, Karlspreis Europa Forum, Aachen, 30 April 2008.