INTERNATIONAL NEWS
FSB report on the financial stability implications from FinTech
With a view to identify supervisory and regulatory issues that merit authorities’ attention
B20 Summit Report: Towards a future-oriented and sustainable world economy
Issue areas align with past priorities & reflect new initiatives introduced under the German presidency
G7 Transportation Ministers’ Meeting – Joint Declaration, Cagliari, Italy
Investing in high-quality, innovative infrastructures key to sustain economic growth
Successful G20 conference in Berlin supports new partnership with Africa
Africa is high on the G20 agenda with the ‘Compact with Africa’ initiative

B20 Germany: Joint Statement on withdrawal of the US from the Paris Climate Agreement
Coalition from B20, C20, L20, T20, W20, Y20, F20 calls for clear signal from G20 on climate protection & international cooperation

G7 Environment Ministers’ Meeting – Communique, Bologna, Italy
‘5-year Bologna Roadmap’, which aims to advance common activities on resource efficiency adopted

OECD: Ground-breaking innovative multilateral BEPS convention signed
Convention will close loopholes in thousands of tax treaties worldwide

Outcomes of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum 2017
Global economy in search of a new balance was the key theme for discussions in the the Forum’s programme

G7 Summit: The Leaders release a 39-point Communiqué, Taormina, Italy
“Our common endeavor is to build the foundations of renewed trust”

APEC Trade Ministers issue Actions Statement following their meeting in Hanoi
The statement describes joint actions to be taken forward by the APEC economies

B20 Germany: The B20 Health Initiative has published its final policy paper
Paper is outcome of 5 months of intense discussions among taskforce members from 24 countries

B20 Germany: G20 needs to ensure resilient, sustainable & future-oriented health systems
B20 Health Initiative presents its recommendations to the G20 at the B20 Health Conference in Berlin