Saudi Arabia to host G20 summit in 2020The G20 leaders summit announced yesterday that Japan will host the summit next year, while Saudi Arabia will host the summit in 2020. This announcement came in the G20 Leaders’ declaration issued yesterd More… |
Trump cancels G-20 conference 'out of respect' for Bush SrPresident Trump cancelled a planned press conference at the G-20 summit in Argentina on Saturday, citing respect for former President George H.W. Bush, who died on Friday at the age of 94. Trump's pla More… |
G20 trade restrictions soar, cover $481bn of trade: WTOThe amount of trade covered by 40 new import-restrictive measures of G20 countries from mid-May to mid-October 2018 hit a new high, covering $481 billion in trade, said the World Trade Organization (WTO) in a new report. The trade More… |
G20 set to close digital gender divide; unveils key initiativesLeaders of the world's top economic powers pointed out that greater female participation in the digital economy would lead to more solid economic growth. The declaration issued by ministers at the G20 Digit More… |
Digital Economy Task Force holds 2nd meetingRepresentatives from G20 member and guest countries, together with other global experts, discussed issues related to digital transformation and prepared recommendations on inclusive development at the recent second meeting of the Digital Economy More… |
G20 scientists dicuss agriculture challengesOver 60 delegates from G20 members and organisations are discussing strategies for common solutions to problems relating to agriculture, nutrition, research and sustainability at a G20 meeting, being held in Argentina. Agricultura More… |
G20 vows to strengthen international tradeGlobal economic leaders meeting in Buenos Aires, Argentina, have committed to strengthening the contribution of trade to economies. The final communiqué of the First G20 Meeting of Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governo More… |
Green financing making huge strides: UN reportThe G20 and other countries have taken huge strides over the last year towards mobilising public resources and private capital needed to make sustainable development and climate action a reality, said a UN Environment Programme (UNEP) report on More… |
G20 GDP growth stable at 0.9pc in Q1Growth of real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the G20 area was stable at 0.9 per cent, in the first quarter of 2017, according to provisional estimates. Growth picked up in Korea (to 1.1 per cent, from 0.5 per cent) More… |
Action on climate change will boost economy: OECDIntegrating measures to tackle climate change into regular economic policy will have a positive impact on economic growth over the medium and long term, according to a new OECD report prepared in the context of the German Presidency of the G20. More… |