Group of 20 finance chiefs pledged to address rising risks to the global economy and pushed Europe to contain its sovereign debt crisis after concern the world is on the brink of another recession sent stocks tumbling.

Policy makers are “committed to a strong and coordinated international response to address the renewed challenges facing the global economy,” G-20 finance ministers and central bank governors said in a statement late yesterday in Washington. Many urged Europe to implement a July promise to expand the powers of a rescue fund, Japanese Finance Minister Jun Azumi said.

The previously unplanned communique suggests authorities are alert to worries among investors, while they stopped short of outlining fresh policies to buoy growth. The worsening European debt turmoil and threat of a U.S. slump yesterday pushed the MSCI All-Country World Index of 45 nations into a bear market for the first time in more than two years.

“Verbal support without any concrete action is no longer convincing,” said Joe Lau, an economist at Societe Generale (GLE) SA in Hong Kong. “Investors are now looking for viable credible actions from policy makers and, given the amount of nervousness and uncertainty out there, that may not even be enough.”

While stocks came off their lows after the G-20 statement was released during the Asian day, the MSCI Asia Pacific Ex Japan index headed for its lowest close since June 2010.
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