"The deadline for stripping debt has been pushed back by 12 months, giving banks more time to adopt tougher rules.
"In a reversal from the unity of the past three crisis-era Group of 20 summits, the leaders decided to adopt "differentiated and tailored" policies for each country.
""Our challenges are as diverse as our nations," US President Barack Obama said. "But together we represent some 85 per cent of the global economy, and we have forged a coordinated response to the worst global economic crisis of our time.""