G20

1. IntroductionIn 2015, at the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the Paris Agreement was agreed upon by 196 contracting countries . This agreement set a goal to “keep…

The G20 Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Working Group convened on 27 and 28 February for its first meeting under the Brazilian Presidency. The Chair of the Working Group, Mr. Wolnei Wolff Barreiros, opened the two-day meeting by…

1. IntroductionIntense competition at the global level requires companies to prepare and deliver their products faster. Effective logistics services not only reduce the costs of trade between countries but also increase the security and…

RIO DE JANEIRO —  Western foreign ministers from the G20 group of nations meeting in Brazil on Wednesday attacked Russia for its invasion of Ukraine as Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov listened, diplomats said. "Russia must be…

February 19, 2024 - Munich, Germany - Global Affairs Canada The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, announced today that she is travelling to Brazil, where she will visit Belém from February 19 to 20, 2024, and…

António Guterres said the world, particularly developing countries, is facing “a perfect storm”, with growing inequalities, climate chaos, conflicts and hunger. Meanwhile, fiscal space is tightening for many, with crushing debt burdens…

  Value of G20 merchandise trade at new high in Q2 2021, trade in services growth gaining paceDownload the entire news release (including graphs and tables PDF)   24 August 2021 Value of G20 merchandise trade at…

  Prices push value of G20 merchandise trade to new high in Q1 2022, while services growth slowsDownload the entire news release (including graphs and tables PDF)   24 May 2022 - Following six quarters of…

  05/06/2021 - OECD Secretary-General Mathias Cormann welcomed today’s ground-breaking agreement by G7 Finance Ministers on key elements of international tax reform designed to address the tax challenges of the…

  International trade continued to expand in the G20 in Q3 2021, as services pick up but merchandise trade growth slowsDownload the entire news release (including graphs and tables PDF)   23 Nov 2021 - G20…

  18/03/2021 - The COVID-19 crisis has disrupted two decades of steady growth and rising living standards in Indonesia, triggering the first recession in a generation and highlighting the need to improve skills,…

  Acceleration in merchandise trade bolsters recovery in G20 trade, but growth in services trade easesDownload the entire news release (including graphs and tables PDF)   24 Feb 2022 - Following a slow third…

  Remarks by Angel Gurría OECD Secretary-General New York, 17 September 2017 (as prepared for delivery)     Excellencies, dear colleagues,   It is a privilege to be back among the friends, the supporters, and the…

  Griffith University Remarks by Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General Brisbane, 13 November 2014As prepared for deliveryLadies and gentlemen,I am delighted to be here today to discuss with you the G20 Brisbane…

“Neither economists nor market participants, nor indeed governments foresaw a financial crisis of the type and magnitude we have now. The collapse of trust and subsequent credit freeze in the wake of the Lehman Brothers collapse was a…

  30/04/2019 – The OECD welcomes the release of voluntary G20 peer reviews of Indonesia and Italy’s efforts to phase out and rationalise their inefficient fossil-fuel subsidies at the 2nd meeting of G20 Energy…

Creeping protectionism is alive and well. Last year’s monitoring report on trade for the G20 reminded us that of the nearly 1,500 trade-restrictive measures imposed by G20 countries since 2008, fewer than 400 have been removed. The…

  17/06/2019 - Fossil-fuel subsidies are environmentally harmful, costly, and distortive. After a 3 years downward trend between 2013 and 2016, government support for fossil fuel production and use has risen…

  30/06/2019 - At their Summit in Osaka this weekend, G20 leaders agreed on a range of priorities for which analysis and support from the OECD and other international organisations are playing a crucial role.…

  6/9/2016 - The OECD has welcomed the release by China and the US of peer reviews of their fossil fuel subsidies.   The ground-breaking voluntary peer review mechanism, first applied to the world’s two largest…