Indonesia backs G20 growth target, says developing nations need to do more


SYDNEY: Developing countries need to do more themselves to offset the impacts of the U.S. Federal Reserve's tapering, Indonesia's finance minister said on Saturday, endorsing Australian-led plans for the Group of 20 to agree an ambitious target for global growth.

The comments from Chatib Basri appeared to be an effort to build bridges between advanced nations and emerging economies over the issues during the meeting of Group of 20 finance ministers and central bankers in Sydney.

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