On February 10, 2015, the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors issued a draft communiqué which was adopted in a meeting at the Turkish G20 Presidency on February 9-10, 2015. The communiqué highlighted the risk of prolonged low inflation, slow growth, and demand weakness in some advanced economies. G20 members will keep fiscal policy flexible to reflect near-term economic realities.
Additionally on February 10, 2015, the Chairman of the Financial Stability Board published a letter to the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors titled, Financial Reforms – Finishing the Post-Crisis Agenda and Moving Forward. This letter sets out the FSB's priorities in the next phase of reform which include: consistent and prompt implementation of agreed reforms, finalizing the design of remaining post-crisis reforms and addressing new risks and vulnerabilities.
The FSB plans to publish its first annual report on the implementation of agreed reforms and their effects this year. In addition, implementation will be supported through peer reviews which will cover: implementation of the G20 policy framework for 'other shadow banking entities', effective supervisory frameworks for global systemically important banks; bank resolution powers and recovery and resolution planning requirements and the effectiveness of reporting of OTC derivatives transactions to trade repositories. Additionally, the FSB will focus efforts to address two explicit emerging vulnerabilities: market-based finance and misconduct.
The Communiqué is available at: https://g20.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Communique-G20-Finance-Ministers-and-Central-Bank-Governors-Ist anbul.pdf and the FSB Chairman's Letter is available at: http://www.financialstabilityboard.org/wp-content/uploads/FSB-Chair-letter-to-G20-February-2015.pdf.
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