2019 G-20 Finance Ministers’ meeting to be held in Fukuoka

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will attend the two-day meeting of G-20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank governors in Japan on June 8 and 9. This will be the first overseas visit of Ms. Sitharaman as Finance Minister. Besides Ms. Sitharaman, ..

Saudi Arabia to host G20 Summit in 2020

Saudi Arabia will host the 15th edition of G20 summit in its capital Riyadh, which is scheduled to be held on November 21-22, 2020. This would be the first G20 summit to be hosted by an Arab country. The summit’s ..

Capacity Augmentation to Successfully Deliver the G20 Presidency

India will preside and host the G20, or Group of 20 nations meeting in 2022. G20 provides a unique opportunity for India to transform from rule-taker to rule-maker. Being a host India would set an annual agenda, wielding vast direct ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019

Policy Priorities proposed in World Economic Outlook to arrest the Downward Growth Trend

The International Monetary Fund in its World Economic Outlook has suggested various policy measures to arrest the downward growth trend. They are: Resolving cooperatively and quickly the trade disagreements which may derail the global trade and addressing the resulting policy ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019

India to host G20 Summit in 2022

India will host G20 Summit In 2022, when it celebrates its 75th year of Independence. It was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during ongoing G20 meet of international grouping in Buenos Aires, capital of Argentina. This comes after  Italy ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2018

India to host G20 summit in 2022

India will host the G20 summit in 2022, when the country celebrates its 75th year of Independence. The announcement was made at the closing ceremony of the 2018 G-20 held in Argentina’s captial Buenos Aires.The G-20 is a grouping of ..