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  • Empowering women means building a stronger, more balanced, more inclusive and fairer global economy

    Blog Series: What remains of the G20 Hamburg Summit?

    In the topsy-turvy world of the G20, women’s economic empowerment – a controversial issue given the poor record of some G20 members – has become an area where it seems easier – relatively! – to build consensus. Praise, or blame, First Daughter Ivanka Trump to promote the gender economic agenda with her father. Or admire Angela Merkel’s diplomatic skills given that, earlier this year, she picked gender equality as one of the few items that were unlikely to be stumped on by the new US administration.

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  • Es gibt Geld wie Dreck

    Image: Haufen GeldVon Heiner Geissler stammt der berühmte Satz: „Es gibt Geld wie Dreck auf der Welt, es haben nur die falschen Leute.“ Das war 2011. Heute gibt es noch mehr Geld, und es ist erst recht in den Händen der falschen Leute. Schätzungen des Tax Justice Network zufolge liegen in den sogenannten „Steueroasen“ der Welt mindestens 21 Billionen Dollar, das sind 21.000 Milliarden Dollar. Eine 21 mit 12 Nullen.

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  • G20 pushes for Africa Connect

    G20 pushes for Africa Connect

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    The recently held G20 Summit in Hamburg has set high hopes for the G20 process in terms of being inclusive, effective and result-oriented. The fact that trade, investment, migration, terrorism and many other priorities including excess capacity in the steel sector could be incorporated with specific action is testimony to collective commitment for a better world.

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  • From growth to prosperity and well-being: How did G20 leaders deal with labour market issues?

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    G20 leaders in Hamburg met against the background of high levels of uncertainty and dissatisfaction in their countries’ populations. Growing levels of inequality, the unclear impact of digitalisation, high youth unemployment, bad conditions for workers in global supply chains. These major global challenges were also mirrored in the manifold peaceful demonstrations in which protestors demanded a change in thinking about growth and globalisation. Did the G20 leaders adequately address these worries or did they continue with business-as-usual? Did they address the important questions of the future? 

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  • Reading recommendation: For the G20 – Let’s return to the original idea

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    The G20 need to get back to their routes

    At its creation the G20 was meant to facilitate coordination, cooperation and problem-solving among key actors in a specific policy field, which then was global financial stability. The G20 was not meant to be a jack-of-all-trades, offering welcoming words and restating support for long-accepted and previously reconfirmed goals, as most subsequent G20 summits did.

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