Saudi Arabia to hold virtual G20 summit on Nov 21-22
The G20 leaders summit will be held virtually on Nov. 21-22, Saudi Arabia said on Monday, as the COVID-19 pandemic thwarted Riyadh's hopes of hosting the gathering in the kingdom…
Saudi hosts G20 talks on virus recovery, debt crisis
G20 finance ministers and central bankers are set to hold talks Saturday aimed at spurring global economic recovery from a coronavirus-triggered recession amid growing calls to widen debt relief for…
G20 health ministers admit health systems not geared for pandemics
Health ministers from the Group of 20 major economies discussed weaknesses in health systems that made the world vulnerable to the coronavirus outbreak and other pandemics, a statement said after…
G20 announce one-year debt standstill for world’s poorest countries
With the global economy plunged into the worst recession in a century, the Group of 20 nations on Wednesday announced a one-year debt standstill for the world’s poorest nations as…
165 VIPs urge 20 economic powers for billions for COVID-19
Many former global leaders and other VIPs urged the world’s 20 major industrialized nations to approve $8 billion in emergency funding to speed the search for a vaccine, cure and…
WHO warns G20: “We are at war”
The leaders of the powerful G20 countries have been urged to unite to find joint solutions to the coronavirus pandemic and “ignite a new global movement” to ensure it never…
UN urges G20 to adopt ‘wartime plan’
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged leaders of the worlds 20 major industrialised nations to adopt a wartime plan including a stimulus package in the trillions of dollars for businesses, workers and…
Digital Taxation and Coronavirus top G20 summit in Saudi Arabia
Finance ministers and central bank governors from G20 nations weighed the potential impact of the coronavirus epidemic on the world economy as they met in Riyadh Saturday for a two-day…
May’s appeal to the Conservative Party not to abandon traditional values
Theresa May urged the Tory party to stick to its traditional values as she called on her successor to maintain her approach to “co-operation and compromise” on the world…
Merkel backs ‘real’ lead candidates, tipping Timmermans and Weber for top EU jobs – Updated
Update: POLITICO reports that Merkel backs ‘real’ lead candidates, tipping Timmermans and Weber for top EU jobs In what is described as a slap at Macron, German chancellor focuses on…
G20 Behind The Scenes Snapshots
The summit gathers leaders from 19 countries and the European Union to discuss topics such as global economy, trade and investment, innovation and employment. The photojournalist crew managed to take…
G20 agree on reaffirming commitment towards 2016 climate change deal
At the G20 meeting in Buenos Aires, most countries reaffirmed their commitment to the landmark 2016 Paris Agreement on tackling climate change. They declared the accord "irreversible" and committed to its "full…
Photo Story: The Other Side of the G20
Partners and wives of the G20 leaders during the partners program at the Garden Oriental in Osaka, Japan, 28 June 2019. It is the first time that Japan hosts…
Trump tells Putin not to meddle in the U.S. election
Under pressure to stand firm against Russian election meddling, President Donald Trump insisted he has "very, very good relationship" with President Vladimir Putin on Friday before telling Putin…
The issues likely to dominate the G20 summit in Japan
World leaders are meeting in Osaka, Japan, for a summit on Friday and Saturday of the Group of 20 (G20) big economies. Here are the issues likely to dominate the…
Theresa May arrives for her last G20 summit
British Prime Minister Theresa May arrives with her husband Philip May in Osaka, Japan, 27 June 2019. May is attending the G20 meeting in Osaka where she is expected to…
Photo Story: The G20 summit in Osaka
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives at Kansai International Airport in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, 27 June 2019 to attend the G20 Summit. About 32,000 police officers are deployed for…
Japan waters down climate change commitments in draft G20 communique
Japan has bowed to US pressure by watering down commitments to tackling climate change in its draft G20 communiqué, a sign of how Tokyo is seeking to curry favour with…
Midday Corporate Dispatch – Corporate and Financial News
The Baltic Container Terminal (BCT), operated by a Maltese company since the 1990s, is investing €30 million over the next three years to consolidate its position as the main recipient…
Midday Corporate Dispatch – Financial and Corporate News
These are the salient financial and corporate news. Provisional figures for Malta’s external transactions show that during January-March 2019, the current account balance recorded a surplus of €48.9 million as…
Trump and Putin hold brief encounter during G20 dinner
President Donald Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday night during a dinner with world leaders at the G20 in Argentina. “As is typical at multilateral events, President…
Too early to return Ukrainian sailors and naval vessels – Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Putin has said it is “too early” to return Ukrainian sailors and naval vessels seized by Russia in the Sea of Azov, accusing the Ukrainian government of provoking an incident…
I will be the Prime Minister who will take Britain out of the EU – Theresa May at G20
Theresa May said on Saturday she would be the prime minister to take Britain out of the European Union and that parliament should back her Brexit deal to ensure certainty…
G20 Summit in Argentina
The leaders from the world’s 20 biggest economies converge on Buenos Aires on Friday looking for consensus on the global flows of trade and investment – at a time when…
Merkel will miss G20 summit opening after her plane is forced to land after serious malfunction
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will miss the opening of the G20 summit in Argentina after her plane was forced to land shortly after leaving Berlin. According to BBC, her office says…