G20 dithers over poor countries’ debt time bomb and pandemic
The G20 promised but failed to stake out any clear action.
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US approves Covid therapy, G20 pushes global vaccine access
US drug regulators gave emergency approval to a Covid-19 antibody therapy.
Struggling world calls for stronger G20 leadership
History abounds with crises from which the world emerged a safer and better place, and those critical times have demonstrated that a key force to turn the tide is effective leadership.
Saudi to host online G20 summit amid pandemic, recession
Saudi Arabia hosts the G20 summit on Saturday in a first for an Arab nation.
UN chief calls on G20 for bolder, ambitious pandemic response
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called in a letter released Tuesday for G20 leaders, whose summit will be hosted by Saudi Arabia this weekend, to be bolder and more ambitious in their pandemic response.
Threat of virulent COVID-19 second waves in G20 economies
A new threat looms over the world’s largest G20 economies – policy mistakes and a more virulent COVID-19 strain.
G20: An important tool for global cooperation
At this critical moment, G20 parties put aside their differences, coordinated action and demonstrated international cooperation to fight COVID-19.
True to its word: China’s compliance on universal health coverage is praiseworthy
One cause of the G7’s low compliance may be US President Trump’s dislike of international cooperation.
Are Japan and China really getting along?
The ongoing US trade war with China is beginning to have significant effects on the relationship. Can Japan and China continue to improve relations? What benefits does this rapprochement offer the two countries?
RCEP critical to save global trading system
The principal founder of the WTO-based global trading order, the United States, appears hell bent on tearing it down by flouting its rules and undermining its core institution — the appellate board at the heart of its dispute settlement process.
Plastic Bag: A serious environmental concern
The recent G20 energy and environment ministers meeting in Osaka delivered an “implementation framework” for reducing the rapidly increasing levels of plastic waste choking the world’s seas and oceans.
Trump’s rant against Japan treaty may be a ripple, but will prompt security rethink
The greatest significance of this treaty was to change the status of US military from an occupying force to a legitimate one. However, no US obligations to protect Japan were stipulated, which paved the way for subsequent revision of the treaty.
OPEC extends oil output cuts
OPEC agrees to extend by nine months daily oil output cuts aimed at supporting prices and soaking up excess supplies.
China-U.S. deal needs both to stay on track, stay sincere
China and the United States agreed on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan, to restart economic and trade consultations on the basis of equality and mutual respect, after trade frictions since last year.
Kingdom welcomes progress made at G20 summit
Cambodia welcomes the results of the recent G20 summit in Japan.
The rules based economic disorder after Osaka G20
The Osaka G20 summit may yet be remembered in history as the moment the global rules based order was lost.
Trump takes swipe at Japan before G20 meet
Trump renews his criticism of the US-Japan security alliance.
G20 to seek unity around multilateralism
The G20 summit in Osaka, Japan is bringing together all the contradictions of an interconnected but highly fragmented world.
Second Russia-India-China meeting aimed at concrete trade cooperation measures
China confirmed that Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend an informal meeting with leaders from Russia and India on the sidelines of the upcoming G20 summit in Osaka, Japan.
Osaka G20: finding the right beat for hard conversation
A rap-style music video to promote the Osaka G20 leaders’ summit to be held on 28–29 June contains the lyrics “Let’s talk! Let’s dance! Here is Osaka wonderful city! Let’s conversation! Hard communication! Come on!”.
Japan faces flak over plastics wastes
G20 host Japan hopes world leaders will endorse a deal on marine plastic waste and find common ground on climate change, but its own environmental record is under increasing scrutiny.
Thai PM to outline Asean agenda at G20
Prayut Chan-o-cha reaffirms Thailand’s and Asean’s support of free trading.
Can the Osaka G20 summit resuscitate the rules-based trading system?
The US–China trade war has significantly degraded the rules-based trading regime. The upcoming Osaka G20 summit over 28–29 June could send the global trade system either into intensive care or to the coroner.
Top five hot-button issues at G20 summit
G20 leaders have a lot of their plate when they meet from Friday in Osaka.
Will Japan’s G20 deliver?
The meeting between the US and Chinese presidents — assuming it happens — will likely draw as much attention as the discussions around the table.
The lost spirit of G20
A faulty diagnosis leads to the wrong remedy. The Trump administration is trying to bring back US jobs by making imports more expensive through tariffs. But protectionism cannot compensate for the effects of automation.
Trump-Xi meeting at G20 raises hope for trade truce
Trump and Xi Jinping agree to meet at the G20 summit in Japan next week.
Will Japan’s G20 deliver?
International summits are really two parallel events: formal proceedings in a conference room and a whirl of bilateral meetings outside. So it will be with the G20 economic leaders’ summit in Osaka, Japan on June 28–29.
G20 admits worsening trade wars pose risk to world economy
Trade tensions pose a risk for the global economy: financial policymakers.
PRASAC joins SME Finance Forum
PRASAC, a leading financial institution in Cambodia, becomes the newest member of the SME Finance Forum.
