Keynote and Q&A: Minister for the Environment and Consumer Protection Steffi Lemke
Keynote “Resource efficiency and circular economy as key to solving global environmental crises – responsibility and role of the G7” followed by Q&A.
Multilateralism
Keynote: Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action Robert Habeck
Our future depends on our ability to transform our economic system – to take stewardship in transforming the system in accordance with our collective goals. This requires, first and foremost, reliable measures of progress so that we can evaluate if we reached our economic, social and environmental goals. Next to … Read more
Confronting “Deglobalization” in the multilateral trading system
The first two decades of this millennium were marked by major political, economic and geopolitical disruptions. This has led many analysts to predict that the world economy is entering a phase of “deglobalization” that is, a retreat from the globalization process. This policy brief discusses how “deglobalization” affects the role … Read more
Digital trade: Top trade negotiation priorities for cross-border data flows and online trade in services
This policy brief sets out recommendations to achieve a new multilateral framework of trade rules in the digital arena, thereby facilitating continued digital transformation of services and growth in cross-border flows of data. The present moment is critical. Successful conclusion of World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations on E-Commerce will support … Read more
Multilateral coordination and exchange for sustainable global value chains
While participation in global value chains (GVCs) is widely associated with benefits for countries’ development and growth, its environmental and social costs become increasingly evident. Representing core buyer and supplier countries in GVCs, the G20 is particularly suited to tackle this global challenge. We recommend the G20 should become a … Read more
Diplomacy and interferences in social media: Contrasting disinformation and protecting multilateralism
Effective interstate communication is key to multilateral governance, but certain phenomena in the current global information ecosystem challenge it. The malicious diffusion of fake news and disinformation through social media and messaging apps deserves special attention, since it can hamper cooperation, reduce mutual trust and foster new and old conflicts. … Read more
Countercyclical sovereign financing mechanism for EM economies post Covid-19 recovery: opportunities for multilateral action by the G20
As they fight the Covid-19 pandemic, countries across the world are pushed to spend big to weather the crisis. Due to their limited fiscal capacity, many lowand middle-income countries are facing debt distress which might lead to a future debt restructuring process. With the current conventional instrument of sovereign debt, … Read more
How to systematise G20 engagement with African multilateralism
While only one African member is formally part of the G20, Africa remains severely underrepresented in the most important multilateral group regarding global economic and financial cooperation. This policy brief argues that a greater degree of global integration and regional representation is key to ensuring the long-term legitimacy of the … Read more