What became of the G20 leaders who met in 2008 to avert financial crisis?
by Richard Partington Economics correspondent from on (#3YKR2)
We look at their fortunes and how their countries coped with the worst financial collapse since the 1930s
In the wake of the collapse of Lehman Brothers in 2008 the G20 called an emergency meeting in Washington in a bid to contain the fallout from the mounting financial crisis. In the decade since each nation represented has had diverging fortunes.
Of the world leaders who attended the summit, only two are still in position today - Angela Merkel and Recep Tayyip ErdoAan. One is in prison and four others have become embroiled in corruption charges. Here we look at the global ramifications of the crash for those present and the countries or organisations they represented.
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