Pittsburgh, Sep 26 - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has welcomed a decision to make the Group of 20 as the premier forum for global economic decisions, saying the views of fast growing developing countries like India, China and Brazil have to be taken into account for optimum impact.

'With the rise of Asia, with growth of India, China and Brazil, the economic decision-making has to take into account the views of these countries if it is to have an optimum impact,' Singh said at a post-summit news conference

The prime minister said the Group of Eight, the once elite club of rich industrial nations, was 'ill-equipped' to handle all global issues.