Following are comments on Friday from Group of 20 finance ministers and central bank policymakers meeting in Scotland. Skip related content
EU MONETARY AFFAIRS COMMISSIONER JOAQUIN ALUMUNIA
ON EXIT STRATEGIES: "We are not yet there. We need to wait for sustainable recovery but I think we are closer than previous summits."
ASKED IF G20 WOULD DISCUSS CURRENCIES: "No."
JAPAN DEPUTY FINANCE MINISTER YOSHIHIKO NODA
"It is desirable that the yuan will be flexible."
Asked about previous quotes by Japanese finance minister Hirohisa Fujii about the yen, he said: "Japan has never been in favour of a strong yen."
(Reuters G20 newsroom)
PALERMO, Italy (Reuters) - Italian police arrested a top Sicilian mafia boss on Sunday who had been a fugitive for more than 15 years, dealing what a minister said was a major blow to the crime syndicate.
