9 September 2011 Updated at 08:21 ET
IMF's Christine Lagarde urges global action as G7 meet
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International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde has urged "bold action" on the faltering world economy, ahead of a meeting of the G7 group of leading economies.
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