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G20 Italy 2021

G20 support for improved infrastructure project cycles in Africa

TF7 - Infrastructure Investment and Financing
Policy area: Resilient Infrastructure and Financing
Priyadarshi Dash (Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS)), Paulo Esteves (Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro / BRICS Policy Center), Rob Floyd (The African Center for Economic Transformation), Arthur Minsat (Development Center, Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)), Aloysius Uche Ordu (SAfrica Growth Initiative, Brookings Institution), Cobus van Staden (South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA))
G20 Germany 2017

Implementation of the 2030 Agenda by G20 Members: How to Address the Transformative and Integrated Character of the SDGs by Individual and Collective Action

TF1 - 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
Policy area: Global Cooperation for Financing SDGs
Chen Dongxiao (Shanghai Institutes for International Studies (SIIS)), Paulo Esteves (Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro / BRICS Policy Center), Edna Martinez (Proactivo Sostenible), Imme Scholz (German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE))
G20 Germany 2017

Reforming International Cooperation Towards Transformative Change

TF1 - 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
Policy area: Global Cooperation for Financing SDGs
Venkatachalam Anbumozhi (Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA)), Paulo Esteves (Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro / BRICS Policy Center), Imme Scholz (German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)), LI Yuefen (South Centre)
G20 Japan 2019

Reforming the WTO AB: Short-term and Mid-term Options for DSU Reform, and Alternative Approaches in a Worst Case Scenario

TF8 - Trade, Investment, and Globalization
Policy area: Open Trade and Sustainable Investment
Carlos Coelho (Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro / BRICS Policy Center), Christopher Findlay (Australian Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation (AusPECC)), Hugo Perezcano Diaz (Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)), Junji Nakagawa (University of Tokyo), Keith William Cameron Wilson, Manjiao Chi (University of International Business and Economics, Beijing), Peter Draper (Institute for International Trade, University of Adelaide), Tsuyoshi Kawase (Sophia University)
G20 India 2023

The Myth of Mobilising Private Finance for Climate Action and Pivoting to Scale

TF-4: Refuelling Growth: Clean Energy and Green Transitions
Policy area: Climate, Energy and Environment
Manon Fortemps (Development Co-operation Directorate), Jens Sedemund (Environment and Climate Change Development Co-operation Directorate, OECD), Özlem Taskin (Development Co-operation Directorate), Amarendra Bhattacharya (Centre for Sustainable Development), Arjun Dutt (Council on Energy), Arunabha Ghosh (Council on Energy), Paulo Esteves (Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro / BRICS Policy Center)

Latest Policy Briefs

Strengthening multilateralism and global governance
Measuring Prosperity Inclusively and Sustainably
This Policy Brief advocates a thorough shift for the G20 from reliance on GDP as an economic yardstick of national performance and conventional measures of corporate profits as a ...
Inclusive digital transformation
Amplifying Digitalisation For Sustainable Agri-food Systems
Ensuring food security emerges as a critical global imperative, particularly in the present and future uncertain geopolitical and economic circumstances. The contemporary agri-food systems heavily depend on international trade, ...
Inclusive digital transformation
5G Emergence In The Global South: Challenges And Policies To Overcome The Digital Infrastructure Gap
Since 2016 G20 has focused on digital connectivity as an economic prosperity driver and the overcoming of multiple social inequalities. Currently, 5G is playing a prominent role in foreign ...
Inclusive digital transformation
Powering Youth Engagement For An Inclusive Digital Economy
This policy brief advocates for youth meaningful engagement in digital economy policy and leverages youth’s perspectives on how to ensure that new digital technologies advance the Sustainable Development Goals ...
Inclusive digital transformation
Toward Universal And Meaningful Connectivity: Strategy To Overcome Affordability Barriers
The challenge of digital affordability persists, with approximately 2.6 billion people, one-third of the global population, still lacking connectivity. While smartphones and broadband access are becoming more affordable in ...
Inclusive digital transformation
Gaps In Digital Financial Inclusion: Lessons For G20
This policy brief aims to construct and analyze indices for access and usage dimensions of digital financial inclusion (DFI) in G20 economies, incorporating demographic characteristics such as gender, age, ...

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