I know what you mean WWH and FS. We're just so used to the G standing for a grand/$1,000. but it is really meant to stand for a billion U.S.

My hubby - a chartered accounted - got me the list of accurate terms.

They are in capital letters. I'll skip the French versions to avoid confusion:

K = kilo = thousand dollars
M = mega = million
G = giga = billion
T = tera = trillion
P = peta = quadrillion
E = exa = quintillion

Even though G was the correct term to use in the article, I can't imagine why they would have used it since I, and everybody I asked, had no idea what they were saying.

Isn't the point of a newspaper to put across information. If they write in language that people don't understand, what is the use?