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Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump shake hands

Trump presses Putin on interference in US election

US President Donald Trump pressed Vladimir Putin at their first meeting today about Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said.

News • 07 Jul 17

Theresa May and Donald Trump met earlier this year at the White House

May and Trump to discuss climate change in meeting

British Prime Minister Theresa May will tell Donald Trump an international agreement on tackling climate change should not be renegotiated when they meet for one-to-one talks as world leaders gather in Germany for the G20.

climate change • 05 Jul 17

The G20 has often been a magnet for protesters

What is the G20?

The Group of 20 leading industrialised and emerging powers hold annual summits on economic governance, with wars and crises often overtaking the official agenda.

g20 • 03 Sep 21

Christine Lagarde (C) and Angela Merkel (R) listen as Ivanka Trump addresses the summit

Ivanka Trump wants to help 'empower women'

Ivanka Trump has said she is still in the process of defining her role as an informal White House adviser to her father Donald, and wanted to use her influence to help empower women.

World • 25 Apr 17

Malta's Finance Minister Edward Scicluna with ECB chief Mario Draghi

EU finance ministers worried about after 'surreal' G20

European Union finance ministers today expressed concern over the future of free trade after what one of them called a "surreal" meeting of finance chiefs of the world's 20 biggest economies at the weekend.

Business • 21 Mar 17

The two-day gathering in the scenic Chinese city of Hangzhou agreed to oppose protectionism, with Chinese President Xi Jinping urging major economies to drive growth through innovation

Broad G20 agreement on macroeconomic coordination

Leaders from the world's top economies have broadly agreed at a summit in China to coordinate macroeconomic policies and oppose protectionism, but few concrete proposals emerged to meet growing challenges to globalisation and free trade.

Business • 05 Sep 16

Several OPEC producers have called for an output freeze to rein in the current glut of oil

Saudi Arabia and Russia sign oil pact

Oil prices recovered from early losses this morning but traders moved cautiously after Russia and Saudi Arabia wrapped up a meeting on stabilising the crude market but offered no details.

Business • 05 Sep 16

The state leaders pose for a group photo at the G20 summit in Hangzhou, China

Health of global economy tops G20 agenda

Chinese President Xi Jinping opened the annual G20 summit by emphasising the need for the world's 20 largest economies to safeguard growth by co-ordinating their economic policies.

News • 05 Sep 16

US President Barack Obama met Chinese President Xi Jinping ahead of G20 summit

China and US ratify climate change agreement

China and the US have ratified the global agreement on tackling climate change, reached last year in Paris.

News • 05 Sep 16

The G20 meeting acknowledged that monetary policy alone is not enough to combat rising global risk

Central banks near policy limits but back in focus

The widely predicted failure of G20 leaders to agree on bold new steps to reinvigorate the world economy at a meeting in Shanghai this weekend puts the onus back on central bankers.

Business • 29 Feb 16

British Prime Minister David Cameron negotiated a special status for Britain

Brexit would be 'shock' to global economy - G20

A potential British exit from the European Union would be a "shock" that ranks among rising downside risks and vulnerabilities for the world economy, G20 finance ministers said after a meeting in China.

World • 27 Feb 16

Leaving the EU would represent a profound economic shock for the UK, its finance minister warns

Osborne says Brexit would be 'profound shock'

Sterling's decline this week is a reminder that the outcome of the UK referendum on its membership of the European Union will have real economic consequences, finance minister George Osborne said.

Business • 26 Feb 16

OECD reports diverging patterns across G20 countries in terms of growth

G20 growth stable at 0.7% in Q2 - OECD

The economies of the G20 countries grew by 0.7% in the second quarter of 2015, new preliminary figures from the OECD show.

Business • 14 Sep 15

This weekend's G20 meeting - along with spring meetings of the IMF and World Bank - takes place in Washington DC

G20 leaders strike hopefully tone in communiqué

The Group of 20 leading economies have struck a hopeful tone on the outlook for global growth even as officials fretted that Athen's inability to strike a deal with its lenders could upset Europe's recovery.

Business • 17 Apr 15

Mark Carney said there was no room for complacency about the resilience of the global financial system

Carney worried over 'financial reform fatigue'

Bank of England Governor Mark Carney has said he was worried about financial reform fatigue globally, ahead of a meeting of G20 finance ministers and central bankers.

Business • 09 Feb 15

G20 leaders said they aimed to support sustainable development and economic growth

G20 leaders pledge action on climate change

Leaders of the world's most powerful economies have backed "strong and effective action" on climate change, throwing their support behind the UN's Green Climate Fund, aimed at helping poorer countries deal with the problem.

News • 16 Nov 14

Australian Treasurer Joe Hockey hosted the meeting of the G20 group in Cairns over the weekend

G20 says nearing growth goal, but Europe a worry

The Group of 20 leading nations say they are tantalisingly close to adding an extra $2 trillion to the global economy and creating millions of new jobs.

Business • 22 Sep 14

The Oxfam report found that if women's pay rates were equal to men GDP would rise

Report says it will be 75 years before equal pay

Women in G20 countries will have to wait 75 years to earn as much as men, according to an Oxfam report published today.

News • 14 Jul 14

The draft statement confirmed there were tensions between leading G20 powers over the Ukraine crisis

G20 ministers 'alert to economic risks' in Ukraine

Group of 20 finance ministers and central bank chiefs meeting in Washington have said they are alert to economic risks from the Ukraine crisis, according to a draft statement.

Business • 11 Apr 14

Finance ministers and central bank chiefs from the Group of 20 gather in Sydney this weekend

Emerging markets told to get their house in order

The world's rich nations pushed back today against emerging market complaints about the spillover effects of their monetary polices.

Business • 21 Feb 14

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

Fed chief Ben Bernanke has assured his G20 counterparts that a resolution on the US default would be reached in time

G20 hopes grow for US deal to avert default

Top finance officials from the G20 leading economies looked set to keep their focus on the receding risk of a US default at talks today.

Business • 11 Oct 13

Economic issues to top G20 summit agenda

US stimulus pullback dominates G20 economy talks

Russia and China warned today that the end of the US Federal Reserve's bond-buying programme could have a profound impact on the global economy.

Business • 05 Sep 13

The US believes over 1,400 were killed in the 21 August attack

Europe cautions against military action in Syria

Europe's top officials have warned against a military response in Syria.

News • 05 Sep 13

Companies like Apple have been accused of using different countries - including Ireland - to avoid taxes

G20 to target tax loopholes used by big companies

The G20 has backed a "fundamental" rethink of the rules on taxing multinational corporations, taking aim at loopholes used by companies such as Apple and Google to avoid billions of dollars in taxes.

Business • 19 Jul 13