Conference on global economic recovery and tackling unemployment

1. Top shot of Oslo city and fjord 2. Wide of Spanish and Norwegian prime ministers entering news conference during Oslo Conference 2010 "The Challenges of Growth, Employment and Social Cohesion" 3. Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriquez Zapatero and Norway Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg 4. Cutaway of cameras 5. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Jose Luis Rodriquez Zapatero, Spanish Prime Minister: "We had said that the evolution in the rate of loss of employment is slowing down and we see that according to the latest figures on the workforce that that trend will be sustained." 6. Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou walks past 7. Wide of news conference attended by Oslo Conference 2010 chief guests 8. Prime Ministers Papandreou and Stoltenberg beside President of Liberia Ellen Johnson Sirleaf 9. Photographers 10. SOUNDBITE: (English) Dominique Strauss-Kahn, International Monetary Fund managing director: "There won't be any end of the crisis before unemployment significantly decreases so the idea that the crisis is already behind us is certainly a wrong idea." 11. Media 12. SOUNDBITE: (English) George Papandreou, Greek Prime Minister: "We have lost a lot of resources through tax havens. If we want to have a financial system which is regulated and also supervised, which does not create new risk we need to see how these resources go back to where they should be which are the place where the wealth is produced." 13. Media 14. SOUNDBITE: (English) George Papandreou, Greek Prime Minister: "We need to see banks getting out of the fear that has gripped them and many many parts of our societies during this crisis but also moving into the real economy. We feel this in Greece but it is not only a Greek problem, I think it is around the world, the banks are still somewhat reticent." 15. Wide of panel at news conference, French Finance minister Christine Lagarde on left, International Labour Organisation (ILO) chief juan Somavia at right STORYLINE: World leaders gathered in the Norwegian capital Oslo on Monday to discuss fresh ideas for bringing about global economic recovery and tackling the challenge of rising global unemployment. The prime ministers of troubled economies Greece and Spain were amongst those leaders attending the conference hosted by Norway, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the International Labour Organisation (ILO). The event comes as the outlook for global employment continues to worsen in the wake of the 2008 global financial crisis. According to the ILO, around 210 (m) million workers are currently unemployed, a rise of 34 (m) million in just three years. Spain's Prime Minister JoseLuis Rodriguez Zapatero told reporters he was confident Spain was on the path of moderate employment growth by the end of the year. But IMF-chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn warned the recent world financial turmoil was still not at an end. At a news conference alongside the Greek premier, Strauss-Kahn said, "There won't be any end of the crisis before unemployment significantly decreases so the idea that the crisis is already behind us is certainly a wrong idea." Greek Premier George Papandreou used the opportunity to slam offshore tax havens which he says have contributed to his nation's financial woes. He went on to urge banks to get over their fear of lending amid the economic troubles. While Greece's leader spoke, international inspectors from the European Commission, the IMF and the European Central Bank were due in Athens to review Greece's progress in overhauling its debt-ridden economy and work on the country's 2011 budget. That comes as the country is due to receive the second installment of rescue loans from the IMF and other European Union countries that use the euro as their currency. You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/422bf23d1627ac5e702d5c60d610468a Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork