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US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (L) talks to British Finance Minister Alistair Darling at a G20 meeting in St Andrews, Scotland.
G20 vows to spur fragile growth
The recovery is too weak to end stimulus moves, G20 ministers say, as Britain suggests a transaction tax to fund bailouts.
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