In response to the London Summit, governments of the G20 nations have agreed to take action to accelerate recovery and reform. Here are some key events to look out for in 2009.

• 22-24 April
  G8 Environment Ministers meeting, Pescara
  
  
• 25-26 April
  Joint IMF/World Bank Spring meeting, Washington
  
  
• 18-19 May
  General Affairs and External Relations Council, Brussels
  
  
• 21-23 May
  G8 Development Ministers meeting, Roma
  
  
• 24-26 May
  World Business Summit on Climate Change, Copenhagen
  
  
• 1-4 June
  UN conference on the 'Economic Crisis and Impact on Development'
  
  
• 10-12 June
  Africa World Economic Forum, Cape Town
  
  
• 12-13 June
  G8 Finance Ministers meeting, Lecce
  
  
• 15 June
  European Council Meeting (tbc)
  
  
• 25-27 June
  G8 Foreign Ministers meeting, Trieste
  
  
• 8-10 July
  G8 Summit, La Maddalena, Italy
  
  
• 31 August-4 September
  World Climate Conference, Geneva
  
  
• 6-7 October
  IMF/World Bank Annual meeting, Istanbul
  
  
• 27-29 November
  Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Trinidad & Tobago
  
  
• 7-18 December
  UN Climate Change Conference, Copenhagen