INTERNATIONAL NEWS

IMF: G20 2018 Report on Strong, Sustainable, Balanced, & Inclusive Growth
Prepared by the IMF Staff with inputs from the OECD

APEC: Project DARE to tackle alarming skills shortfall
DARE – Data Analytics Raising Employment initiative

UNIDO calls for globally coherent approach to Circular Economy at 2018 WCEF
The near-universal recognition of Circular Economy’s merits is a recent development

UNEP IRP Report: Re-defining Value – The Manufacturing Revolution
Remanufacturing, Refurbishment, Repair and Direct Reuse in the Circular Economy

UNFCCC: Business day held at pre-COP24 in Krakow
Wealth of economic opportunities when acting on climate change highlighted

FSB reviews financial vulnerabilities and deliverables for G20 Summit
The Financial Stability Board (FSB) Plenary met in Ottawa

APEC Finance Ministers issue joint statement in Port Moresby
Next APEC Finance Ministers’ meeting will be in Santiago, Chile in October 2019

World Bank/ IMF Development Committee Communiqué 2018
Investing in People: The Time is Now

G20 calls to resolve trade tensions, at Bali ministerial
The Argentine G20 presidency underscored the progress made so far in different areas

ASEAN Secretariat seeks to improve engagement with private sector
First ASEAN Economic Community Dialogue held

B20 Argentina Summit held in Buenos Aires on Oct 04-05
Summit was the final event of the B20 consensus process

B20 Argentina presents its recommendations to President Mauricio Macri
Companies are important in the process of dialogue and consensus building

B20 Argentina Buenos Aires Summit Communique
Policy recommendations and action plans based on three main pillars

G20 Argentina Health Ministers Declaration, Mar del Plata, 04 October 2018
G20 acknowledges the importance of health for sustainable development

Knowledge Partners of Global Health & Human Resources Knowledge Partnership issue statement
Issued on the occasion of the October 4, meeting of the G20 Health Ministers in Mar del Plata, Argentina

B20 Germany: The G20 Engagement Groups – Fora of open exchange
Outreach process gains special significance in turbulent times of international politics

ITC: SME Competitiveness Outlook 2018 – Business Ecosystems for the Digital Age
Flagship publication of the International Trade Centre

G20 calls for a more inclusive, fair and sustainable future of work
Declaration of the G20 Employment Ministerial Meeting

G20 encourages training in skills to tackle challenges posed by future of work
G20 ministers underscore importance of implementing coordinated policies

B20 at the G20 Resource Efficiency Dialogue Workshop in Puerto Iguazú
B20, presented its resource efficiency specific recommendations

G20 confirms importance of digital economy for global development
Joint declaration issued after the G20 Digital Economy Ministerial Meeting in Salta

APEC advances trade vision relevant to the times
Target of free and open trade and investment in the region by 2020

APEC annual high-level meeting on health & the economy
APEC Health Working Group and the APEC Life Sciences Innovation Forum

G20-B20 Digital Economy Summit Buenos Aires
Joint event to contribute to strengthening of a global digital agenda for development

BRICS Declaration calls for full implementation of Paris Agreement & 2030 Agenda
The Johannesburg Declaration is structured around four key themes

WTO: DG Azevedo – Now is the time to speak up for trade and the trading system
There is real and justified concern about the escalation we are seeing

BFA to organize inaugural Global Health Forum in January 2019
For high-level dialogue and cooperation between political and business leaders

APEC: Ethics pacts provide timely boost to healthcare, trade
Landmark business ethics agreements, within Australia, China & Japan’s healthcare sectors

G20 Communiqué: Third G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting
World’s main economies acknowledge trade as a key engine of economic growth

IMF: World Economic Outlook update – global expansion has plateaued
The escalation of trade tensions is the greatest near-term threat to global growth