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People walk past a street dog taking a nap in a pedestrian area in New Delhi

Why is the G20 summit so important to India?

The G20 summit in New Delhi this weekend is set to attract the biggest ever gathering of world leaders in the Indian capital.

World • 09 Sep 23

Janet Yellen is joining other finance ministers and heads of central banks from the Group of 20 nations tomorrow for a meeting at a resort near the tech hub of Bengaluru in India

Yellen calls for more economic aid to Ukraine at G20

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen today stepped up calls for increased financing support to Ukraine to help it battle the year-old Russian invasion as the USs readies an additional $10 billion in economic assistance.

Business • 23 Feb 23

EU Council President Charles Michel attends a virtual G20 Summit in the EU Council headquarter in Brussels, Belgium

G20 backs Covid-19 vaccine access at summit

G20 nations emphasised the need for global access to coronavirus vaccines at a Saudi-hosted virtual summit dominated by efforts to tackle the pandemic and the worst global recession in decades.

World • 22 Nov 20

Saudi Arabia is hosting the G20 summit on Saturday

Saudi to host online G20 summit amid Covid pandemic

Saudi Arabia hosts the G20 summit on Saturday in a first for an Arab nation, but the scaled-down virtual format could limit debate on a resurgent coronavirus pandemic and crippling economic crisis.

Business • 18 Nov 20

Participants attend prior to a G20 meeting in Fukuoka, Japan

Trade tensions have 'intensified' - G20 finance chiefs

Group of 20 finance leaders said today that trade and geopolitical tensions have "intensified" but failed to express a pressing need to resolve them, in a final draft communiqué that said global growth is likely to pick up.

World • 09 Jun 19

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the World Economic Forum in Davos

Japan's Abe to put trade, climate at top of G20 list

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said today he will seek to use his chairmanship of the Group of 20 leading economies to rebuild trust in the global trade system and foster consensus on ways to address climate change.

Business • 23 Jan 19

Mexico's President Enrique Pena Nieto, US President Donald Trump, and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sign a new free trade agreement

New US-Mexico-Canada trade deal signed at G20 summit

The United States, Canada and Mexico have signed a new North American trade pact, with US President Donald Trump predicting an easy passage through US Congress to approve the deal despite some opposition.

World • 30 Nov 18

The plane turned back from the Netherlands and landed in Cologne

Merkel to miss start of G20 summit over plane incident

German Chancellor Angela Merkel will miss the opening of the G20 summit in Argentina after her plane was forced to make an emergency landing in Cologne due to a technical problem, her spokesperson said.

World • 30 Nov 18

Bitcoin has fallen to half its record peak of almost $20,000 in recent days on fears that regulators could seek to curb speculation

France, Germany to make bitcoin regulation proposal

France and Germany will make joint proposals to regulate the bitcoin cryptocurrency at the next summit of the G20 group of major economies in Argentina in March, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire has said.

Business • 19 Jan 18

Donald Trump and Angela Merkel at the G20 summit today

G20 statement exposes divide with US on climate change

The final statement from Group of 20 leaders today exposed a divide between the United States and other G20 members on the Paris accord aimed at combating climate change.

World • 08 Jul 17

Philip Hammond has acknowledged that the UK cannot stay in the single market or customs union.

Hammond wants 'transitional' Brexit deal

Britain should negotiate a transitional Brexit deal that replicates its membership of EU structures as closely as possible, its finance minister said today.

Business • 07 Jul 17

World leaders gather at the G20 summit in Hambury

Officials thrashing out G20 communique face long night

Nearly all G20 leaders agreed today on the need for free and fair trade, but some differences of opinion mean officials drafting the summit's final communique still had a long night's work ahead.

Business • 07 Jul 17

Angela Merkel said Germany wants everyone to benefit from economic progress

Merkel criticises US 'winners and losers' policy

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has sharply criticised US policy under President Donald Trump for being based on a "winners and losers" view of the world rather than on cooperation.

Europe • 05 Jul 17

Donald Trump will hold separate meetings with various leaders in Hamburg

Trump in G20 summit talks with German, Italian leaders

US President Donald Trump has spoken by phone with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni, ahead of a summit of the Group of 20 leading economies.

World • 04 Jul 17

An undated picture released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency shows a test-fire

North Korea fires three missiles into sea

North Korea has fired three ballistic missiles into the sea off its east coast, South Korea's Office of Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement this morning.

News • 05 Sep 16

Wolfgang Schaeuble says the 'EU is one of the largest and most innovative regions of the world'

Schaeuble says Europe not over-represented at G20

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble has defended Europe's strong presence at the G20.

Business • 20 Feb 14

G20 summit debate on the health of the world economy was "difficult''

Economy recovering but no end to crisis yet - G20

The Group of 20 said the global economy was improving but it was too early to declare an end to crisis with emerging markets facing increasing volatility.

Business • 06 Sep 13

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