Commentary / World Apr 8, 2020
It’s now or never for global leadership on COVID-19
by Erik Berglof, Gordon Brown and Jeremy Farrar
A G20 task force and a donors conference are needed to raise and coordinate support to fight the pandemic.
Commentary / World Apr 5, 2020
Pandemics and the G20: One last shot at relevance
by Ramesh Thakur
The Group of 20 has the right mix of member states to handle a global crisis like the coronavirus pandemic. The only question is whether it will take up the task.
Business / Economy Mar 27, 2020
G20 vows to inject $5 trillion into pandemic-hit global economy
Leaders from the Group of 20 economies said Thursday they would be pumping $5 trillion (¥542 trillion) into the world economy as part of a joint pledge to use all policy tools available to cushion the impacts of the global COVID-19 pandemic. To fight the ...
Business / Economy Mar 25, 2020
G20 finance chiefs and central bankers to develop COVID-19 action plan
Finance ministers and central bankers from the world’s 20 largest economies agreed Monday to develop an action plan to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, which the IMF now expects to trigger a global recession, but disclosed no specifics. The G20 secretariat issued the statement after ...
World Mar 25, 2020
U.N. urges G20 to spend trillions on plan to avert 'apocalyptic' COVID-19 pandemic
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged leaders of the world's 20 major industrialized nations to adopt a "wartime" plan — including a stimulus package "in the trillions of dollars" — for developing countries trying to tackle the coronavirus pandemic. He said in a letter to ...
Business | FOCUS Feb 24, 2020
G20 finance chiefs offer few reassurances on global economy amid coronavirus chaos
by Miya Tanaka
The epidemic shows no signs of abating in the world’s second-largest economy and fears over a wider regional outbreak continue to grow.
Business Feb 24, 2020
Climate change gets first mention in G20 finance communique of Trump era
Finance officials from the world's 20 biggest economies (G20) on Sunday referenced climate change in their final communique for the first time in U.S. President Donald Trump's administration, but stopped short of calling it a major risk to the economy. The United States blocked including ...
Business / Economy Feb 24, 2020
The deadly coronavirus epidemic could put an already fragile global economy recovery at risk, the IMF warned Sunday, as G20 financial chiefs discussed ways to contain its economic ripple effects. Global growth was poised for a modest rebound to 3.3 percent this year, up from ...
Business | FOCUS Feb 23, 2020
At G20 meeting, globalization comes under fire amid coronavirus 'stress test'
Finance chiefs from the world's largest economies are realizing the coronavirus isn't just a short-term threat to global growth — it is exposing the vulnerabilities of globalization itself. As finance ministers and central bank governors kicked off their Group of 20 meeting in Riyadh, Saudi ...
Asia Pacific / Science & Health Feb 21, 2020
Chinese coronavirus cases rise slightly ahead of G20 meeting
China reported an uptick in new cases of coronavirus on Friday, although the rise in infections remained at its slowest pace since January, a downward trend that the World Health Organization has called encouraging. The epidemic is set to be a major focus of discussion ...
World / Politics Dec 1, 2019
Saudi Arabia became the first Arab nation Sunday to take over the Group of 20 (G20) presidency as it seeks to bounce back onto the world stage following global uproar over its human rights record. The oil-rich kingdom has promoted a liberalization drive, including granting ...
