The G20 says there must be a global solution to current problems
World finance chiefs are looking to increase the role of emerging nations, as part of reforms to tackle the current crisis.
Finance ministers and central bank presidents from the world's 20 major economies have been meeting at a G20 summit in Sao Paulo in Brazil.
World Bank President Robert Zoellick said countries see the need for better coordination towards economic issues.
"All of us know it's a meeting at a time of historic challenge," he said.