Despite strenuous debate about currency issues and trade imbalances at its summit in Seoul in November, the sole area of agreement concerned an issue on the G-20’s agenda for the first time – economic development. Recognizing that global recovery depends on the emerging economies – that is, the developing world – G-20 leaders embraced investments aimed at lifting the world’s most vulnerable people out of poverty.
尽管如此，在气候变化、贫困和其他问题上，大多数人认为联合国应当让位于二十国集团。但二十国集团本身也并非解决问题的灵丹妙药。 尽管在11月首尔会议上举行了有关货币和贸易失衡问题的艰苦辩论，但二十国集团议程首次也是唯一达成协议的领域是经济的增长。 二十国集团领袖承认全球复苏有赖于新兴经济体（也就是发展中国家），并通过了旨在帮助全球最脆弱人群脱贫的投资计划。