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The G20 is made up of 19 nations and two regional organisations and its members account for more than 80% of the world's economic output

G20 nations agree central bank independence 'crucial'

The G20 nations stressed today that central banks must remain independent, after months of escalating attacks by US President Donald Trump on Federal Reserve boss Jerome Powell.

Business • 18 Jul

Finance ministers from many of the G20's biggest economies - the US, China, Japan, India and Canada - cancelled their attendance of the event in South Africa

Absences and disputes mar G20 finance chiefs' talks

A number of finance ministers skipped a gathering of the Group of 20 top economies in South Africa this week, and other top officials curtailed trips to a meeting marred by disputes over the main issues of climate, debt and inequality.

Business • 26 Feb

Tánaiste Simon Harris will attend the gathering today and tomorrow

Tánaiste attends meeting of EU foreign ministers at G20

Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Harris has attended a special meeting of EU foreign ministers and EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas on the margins of the G20 meeting in Johannesburg, South Africa.

World • 20 Feb

Pressure is mounting on G20 leaders to throw their weight behind the stalled process

Hopes set on G20 spurring deadlocked UN climate talks

Nations return to deadlocked UN climate talks, with hopes that G20 leaders meeting on the other side of the world can rally support behind a deal for poorer countries.

World • 18 Nov 24

G20 members were unable to agree on the introduction of a global minimum tax on the super-rich earlier this year

G20 reaffirms pledge to cooperate on taxing super-rich

G20 finance ministers meeting in Washington have reaffirmed their desire to cooperate on taxing the super-rich, before a summit next month where taxes are expected to be a top priority.

Business • 25 Oct 24

Brazil's Economy Minister Fernando Haddad speaks during the G20 Ministerial Meeting in Rio de Janeiro

G20 pledges to work together to tax 'ultra-rich'

G20 nations have agreed to work together to make the super-rich pay their taxes, but stopped short of a more substantial deal, according to a declaration adopted after a meeting of finance ministers in Rio de Janeiro.

World • 27 Jul 24

Finance ministers and central bankers from the Group of 20 meet this week will avoid discussing the wars in Ukraine and Gaza to try to prevent them dominating the talks

G20 finance ministers meet to seek consensus

Finance ministers and central bankers from the Group of 20 meet this week to renew efforts to reach consensus on economic policy ahead of the US election, and will avoid discussing the wars in Ukraine and Gaza to try to prevent them dominating the talks.

Business • 22 Jul 24

The G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant, centre, addresses a press conference on the eve of the two-day G20 summit in New Delhi

G20 gathers in India with Xi absent

G20 leaders have descended on New Delhi hoping to make progress on trade, climate and a host of other global problems despite the Chinese and Russian presidents skipping the summit.

World • 08 Sep 23

World Bank chief Ajay Banga speaks during the G20 meeting in India

Rich-poor split could tighten grip of poverty - Banga

The new head of the World Bank said today that growing divides between rich and poor nations risked deepening poverty in the developing world, at a meeting of G20 finance ministers in India.

Business • 18 Jul 23

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is attending the G20 meeting in Gandhinagar in India

Yellen does not see recession in US - interview

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said today that the US was making good progress in bringing inflation down and she did not expect the US economy to enter into a recession.

Business • 17 Jul 23

India had wanted its G20 presidency to focus on issues such as alleviating poverty and climate finance

Blinken meets Lavrov at G20 divided by Ukraine conflict

The US and Russia have met in their highest face-to-face contact since the invasion of Ukraine last year on the sidelines of a Group of 20 meeting that ended in disarray due to divisions over the conflict.

World • 02 Mar 23

This week sees the first major event of India's one-year G20 presidency

India averse to discussing new Russia sanctions at G20

India does not want G20 nations to discuss additional sanctions on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, government sources said today, as it hosts a meeting of the bloc's finance chiefs at which the US and allies were set to push for further action.

Business • 22 Feb 23

The February 22-25 meeting in the Nandi Hills summer retreat near Bengaluru is the first major event of India's G20 presidency

G20 finance chiefs to discuss debt, crypto, inflation

G20 finance ministers and central bank governors will discuss debt troubles in developing economies, crypto currencies and global inflationary pressures at a meeting later this week, Indian officials said today.

Business • 21 Feb 23

G20 leaders took part in a ceremony to plant mangrove saplings to signal the battle against climate change

G20 to pursue efforts to limit temperature rise to 1.5C

Leaders at the G20 meeting in Bali have agreed to pursue efforts to limit the rise in global temperatures to 1.5C, including speeding up efforts to phase down unabated use of coal.

World • 16 Nov 22

President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen speaks with US President Joe Biden at the G20 summit in Bali today

Wrangling over invasion of Ukraine dominates G20 summit

A Western-led push to condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine dominated today's Group of 20 (G20) summit on the Indonesian island of Bali where leaders of major economies grappled with a dizzying array of issues from hunger to nuclear threats.

World • 15 Nov 22

Xi Jinping and Joe Biden shake hands at the G20 summit in Bali

Biden and Xi clash over Taiwan but Cold War fears cool

US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping engaged in blunt talks over Taiwan and North Korea today in a three-hour meeting aimed at preventing strained US-China ties from spilling into a new Cold War.

World • 14 Nov 22

The Kremlin is expected to try and shield itself from Western condemnation over the war, in which its forces are suffering setbacks in the face of a Ukrainian counter-offensive

Putin will not go to G20 summit in Bali

Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend the G20 leaders' summit in Indonesia next week, Moscow's embassy in Jakarta has said.

World • 10 Nov 22

War in Ukraine 'greatest challenge' to economy - Yellen

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said today that Russia's war in Ukraine posed the "greatest challenge" to the global economy, as G20 ministers prepare to start talks in Indonesia.

Business • 14 Jul 22

The value of bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency, has slumped some 70% since its November record of $69,000

G20 watchdog to propose first global crypto rules

The Financial Stability Board (FSB) has said it would propose "robust" global rules for cryptocurrencies in October, following recent turmoil in markets that has highlighted the need to regulate the "speculative" sector.

Business • 11 Jul 22

Diplomats said Sergei Lavrov left the meeting as the German minister spoke

Russia's Lavrov walks out of G20 session - diplomats

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov walked out of a Group of 20 session as his German counterpart Annalena Baerbock was criticising Moscow over the Ukraine war, diplomats said.

World • 08 Jul 22

Russia will be participating in the talks in Bali

US hopes for G20 action on Ukraine

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was on the Indonesian island of Bali preparing for a G20 gathering that will be his first face-to-face meeting with the fiercest critics of his country's invasion of Ukraine.

World • 07 Jul 22

The G20 Foreign Ministerial Meeting will get underway at the Mulia Resort and Villas in Bali tomorrow

Not 'business as usual' for G20 meeting in Bali

G20 foreign ministers travel to the resort island of Bali this week for a meeting that will be overshadowed by the war in Ukraine, with Russia's attendance creating rifts in the bloc as host Indonesia tries to mediate.

World • 06 Jul 22

Finance ministers and central bank governors of the G20 nations began a two-day meeting today in Jakarta

G20 finance leaders meeting begins with Ukraine warning

Finance ministers and central bank governors of G20 nations began a two-day meeting today with Indonesia's leader warning the Ukraine crisis was a threat to the post-pandemic recovery.

Business • 17 Feb 22

It is estimated that spending by G20 countries - which includes large emerging economies - was $120 billion in 2020

Richest 20 nations urged to lead on nature protection

The world's 20 richest nations should more than double their annual spending to protect and restore nature to $285 billion by 2050, the United Nations and donors said today.

Business • 27 Jan 22

The law will apply to any company, domestic and international, with combined revenues of €750m a year

EU proposes law to implement 15% corporation tax rate

The European Commission has proposed a law that would implement in Europe the global deal struck among the 20 biggest world economies (G20) on a minimum tax rate for companies.

Business • 22 Dec 21