Australia aims for global growth agreement at G20 meeting


  • World
  • Wednesday, 19 Feb 2014

Leaders of the G20 nations pose for the family picture in Los Cabos June 18, 2012. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia will use its presidency of the Group of 20 advanced and emerging economies to push for agreements on strengthening global growth and to generate ideas on funding public infrastructure, Treasurer Joe Hockey said on Wednesday.

However, Hockey's push to reach a hard target for growth drew scepticism ahead of a weekend meeting of G20 finance ministers and central bankers in Sydney.

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