Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Christine Lagarde on Saturday commended Group of 20 (G20) countries's significant progress in developing growth strategies to lift medium-term growth.
G20 finance ministers and central bank governors said on Sunday that growth in the global economy remains below the pace required to adequately generate much needed jobs, but planned action through infrastructure investment and other measures will help boost the global economy.
Australian police will use lightweight spy-type cameras to patrol Brisbane during the G20 world leaders' summit in November in an effort to be more transparent in controlling crowds, local media revealed on Friday.
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday urged Group of 20 (G20) members to build a closer partnership to shore up the world economy.
A possible U.S. military strike against Syria should not overshadow major economic agenda of the ongoing Group of Twenty (G20) summit, representatives from civil societies said Thursday.
Leaders of the Group of 20 (G20) economies gathered in the northwestern Russian city of St. Petersburg Thursday to discuss the world's current economic and financial situation.
The UN Security Council, while seeing the "need to try to break the stalemate" over alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria, recognizes "the geopolitics of this has shifted to the G20" meeting in St. Petersburg, Russia, where world leaders meet for the next few days, the council president said on Wednesday.
The Group of 20 summit, which has played a vital role in stabilizing the world economy since the onset of the global financial crisis, needs to transform from crisis-response mode to crisis-prevention mode, said a U.S. expert on Tuesday.
U.S. President Barack Obama is expected to bring the Syria issue to a Group of Twenty (G20) summit to solicit support for military intervention, a Russian lawmaker said Sunday.
While global economy remains at risk, Moscow intends to ensure sustainable, inclusive growth as a common goal for the Group of Twenty (G20), President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday.
Finance ministers and central bank governors from the Group of 20 major economies on Friday pledged further actions to shore up growth while watching for monetary easing effects, and urged ratification of the IMF governance reform.
Top lawmakers from the Group of 20 (G20) members called for a bigger role for legislature in promoting economic recovery as they concluded a two-day forum here Friday.
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