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The G20 or Group of 20 is an intergovernmental forum comprising 19 sovereign countries, the European Union (EU), and the African Union (AU). [2] [3] It works to address major issues related to the global economy, such as international financial stability, climate change mitigation and sustainable development, through annual meetings of Heads of State and Heads of Government.
These meetings involve ministers or high-level representatives from member countries who deliberate on policy matters, share experiences, and explore opportunities for collaboration majorly G20 finance and economy ministers, and central bank governors lead the meetings. Locations in bold text indicate the meeting was concurrent with a G20 summit.
The 2008 G20 Washington Summit on Financial Markets and the World Economy was the first meeting, held in Washington, D.C., United States.It achieved general agreement amongst the G20 on how to cooperate in key areas so as to strengthen economic growth, deal with the 2007–2008 financial crisis, and lay the foundation for reform to avoid similar crises in the future.
2010 G20 Toronto summit; 2011 G20 Cannes summit; 2012 G20 Los Cabos summit; 2013 G20 Saint Petersburg summit; 2014 G20 Brisbane summit; 2015 G20 Antalya summit; 2016 G20 Hangzhou summit; 2017 G20 Hamburg summit; 2018 G20 Buenos Aires summit; 2019 G20 Osaka summit; 2020 extraordinary G20 summit on COVID-19; 2020 G20 Riyadh summit; 2021 G20 Rome ...
The 2010 G20 Seoul Summit was the fifth meeting of the G20 heads of government/heads of state, to discuss the global financial system and the world economy, [1] which took place in Seoul, the capital of South Korea. South Korea was the first non-G8 nation to host a G20 leaders' summit. [2]
The G20 account for 85% of the world’s economic output, 75% of world trade and contain two-thirds of the global population. By contrast, even BRICS+ accounts for just 36% of global GDP and less ...
The G20 developing nations (and, occasionally, the G21, G23 or G20+) is a bloc of developing nations established on 20 August 2003. Distinct and separate from the G20 major economies, the group emerged at the 5th Ministerial WTO conference, held in Cancún, Mexico, from 10 September to 14 September 2003. The group accounted for 60% of the world ...
Indian police intervened to stop a meeting of prominent activists, academics and politicians discussing global issues ahead of a summit of the Group of 20 industrialized and developing nations ...