Congressman Barney Frank reports that after closed-door meetings with bank executives, regulators and central bankers, everyone understands that reforms are coming, and that while those reforms will be internationally coordinated, they won’t be identical from country to country.
International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn says the only way world economies will see a double-dip recession is if countries stop their stimulus spending too soon.
Obama economic adviser Larry Summers aptly summarizes that the U.S. and some other countries are experiencing a “statistical recovery and a human recession.”
Senator Lindsey Graham worries that the U.S. is letting China take the competitive edge in green technology.
WPP head Martin Sorrell, Renault-Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn and Bain & Co. chairman Orit Gadiesh argue for more women in the workplace.