From L-R: UK Chancellor of the Exchequer

From L-R: UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling, US Secretary of the Treasury Henry Paulson, Slovenia's Finance Minister and EU Chairman Andrej Bajuk, Joaquin Almunia, Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs at the European Commission, and World Bank President Robert Zoellick pose after planting a memorial tree at the Osaka International Convention Center during the G8 Finance Ministers Meeting, a preliminary to the G8 Summit proper, on June 14, 2008. During the two-day meeting financial leaders from the Group of Eight industrialized nations and other international delegates will discuss the issues such as soaring crude oil costs and rising food prices. AFP PHOTO / POOL (Photo credit should read DAI KUROKAWA/AFP via Getty Images)