Barack Obama used TV interviews and press conferences to explain and defend his economic policies and budget proposals. He said there were already signs that the bail-out and stimulus measure already taken were having an effect.
Gordon Brown addressed the European Parliament and travelled to New York, Sao Paulo and Santiago to prepare the ground for the G20 economic summit in London on 2 April. In his absence Mervyn King, governor of the Bank of England, called for caution over any further fiscal stimulus in the UK.
The Hungarian prime minister resigned and the government of the Czech Republic lost a parliamentary vote of confidence.
The Indian government said it could not provide simultaneous security for a general election and the Indian Premier League cricket tournament.
The cricketers decided to move to South Africa, preferring that to England on account of better weather.
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