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G20 (Group of 20)

The Group of 20 is a collection of leading economic nations that account for roughly two-thirds of the world population and 80% of world trade.

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A member of a Kenyan hospital staff receives one of the country's first coronavirus vaccinations using AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

G20 aims for global vaccine distribution 'pact'

The world's leading economies have discussed plans to increase the distribution of vaccines to poorer countries.
HealthSeptember 6, 2021
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DW Business Asia

G20 Women Summit - Iceland's 4-Day Week
BusinessAugust 26, 202113:04 min
Gender equality stock photo

G20 focus on gender equality

Italy talks gender equality as nations gather for a G20 summit.
BusinessAugust 26, 202102:45 min
Deera Square, Riyadh, the former site for public executions.

Amnesty warns of Saudi Arabia's 'relentless crackdown'

The NGO says Riyadh is targeting dissidents now that it is no longer chairing the G20 group of leading world economies.
Human RightsAugust 3, 2021
John Kerry and Roberto Cingolani

G20 ministers stuck on global warming caps

Environmental ministers have gathered in Naples, but failed to implement more ambitious climate targets.
Nature and EnvironmentJuly 24, 2021
Dublin, Ireland, Government Buildings

Ireland: Government set to abandon 12.5% tax rate

Ireland has long been seen as an outlier on taxation, particularly in the European Union.
BusinessJuly 15, 2021
Olaf Scholz and Janet Yellen at a G20 ministers' meeting in Venice, Italy

G20 countries back global tax reform, says Germany's Scholz

G20 finance ministers are now on board with the US push to fight tax havens, but there is not much time to implement it.
BusinessJuly 10, 2021
People walking in Barcelona (AP Photo/Joan Mateu)

Coronavirus: Next pandemic might come 'within a decade'

A G20 expert panel has warned that the world is not ready for the next COVID-like health crisis. DW has the latest.
HealthJuly 10, 2021
Italien | G20 Gipfel in Venedig | Janet Yellen

Global tax reform tops G20 meeting in Venice

Global corporate tax reform tops the agenda of finance ministers and central bankers from the advanced economies.
BusinessJuly 9, 202104:26 min
Janet Yellen arriving in Venice before the G20 summit

G20: Finance ministers meet to discuss global tax reform

The world's largest economies will plan how to push ahead with the proposal to set a minimum corporate tax rate.
PoliticsJuly 9, 2021
Chinese President Xi Jinping

China and Europe talk climate, rights and business

China's Xi Jinping, Germany's Angela Merkel and France's Emmanuel Macron were talking ahead of the COP26 in Glasgow.
PoliticsJuly 5, 2021
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives at a G20 foreign ministers meeting in Matera, Italy

G20 ministers call for more COVID cooperation

The foreign and development ministers of G20 nations met to discuss COVID and the global economy.
PoliticsJune 29, 2021
Bill Gates | US-amerikanischer Unternehmer

G20: World powers meet in Rome to boost global vaccine drive

Senior officials are joining a global health summit that is looking at ways to beat the coronavirus pandemic.
HealthMay 21, 2021
Janet Yellen speaks during a panel discussion at the American Economic Association

US Treasury chief calls for global minimum corporate tax

Janet Yellen pitched a global minimum tax days after the Biden administration proposed to increase the US corporate tax.
BusinessApril 6, 2021
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DW Business Africa

G20 countries boost funds for IMF - South African tourism operators eye recovery
BusinessMarch 3, 202113:06 min
Burkina Faso Wahlen 2020 | Roch Marc Christian Kabore

AfricaLink on Air - 23 November 2020

News+++G20 debt relief+++Ethiopia refugees+++ Burkina Faso elections+++Nigerians search for relatives
November 23, 202029:59 min
German Chancellor Angela Merkel holds a joint news conference with Finance Minister Olaf Scholz after a virtual G20 summit

Merkel 'worried' over affordable vaccine rollout

The German chancellor has called for greater efforts in securing an affordable coronavirus vaccine across the globe.
PoliticsNovember 22, 2020
Scientists handle bottles of the Regeneron antibody drug (Regeneron Pharmaceuticals)

Coronavirus digest: US to begin vaccinating next month

The head of Operation Warp Speed has said he would send out vaccinations within 24 hours of approval. DW has the latest.
HealthNovember 22, 2020
Angela Merkel at the G20

G20: Merkel calls for global action to beat coronavirus

Leaders of the world's wealthiest economies are holding a video conference to discuss how to beat coronavirus.
PoliticsNovember 21, 2020
A man stands in front of a G20 sign in Riyadh

EU defends decision to attend Saudi G20

The European Parliament had called upon the EU to downgrade its attendance of the Saudi G20 over human rights abuses.
Human RightsNovember 21, 2020
Police outside a Mexico City cemetery

Coronavirus digest: Mexico hits 100,000 deaths

Mexico's unfortunate milestone comes one week after confirming 1 million cases. DW has the latest.
HealthNovember 21, 2020
Unidentified guests attend a meeting of Finance ministers and central bank governors of the G20 nations in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, next to a G20 sign

Divisive G20 host Saudi Arabia gears up for summit

The oil-wealthy kingdom is accused of major human rights violations, an issue likely to be overshadowed by COVID-19.
PoliticsNovember 21, 2020
Saudi-Arabien Riad vor dem G20 Gipfel

Will Saudi Arabia derail G20 climate-led recovery?

A pandemic recovery plan with strong climate conditions to be key at G20 helmed by 'climate villain' Saudi Arabia.
Nature and EnvironmentNovember 20, 2020
Asia's largest solar popwer station, the Gujarat Solar Park, in Gujarat, India

Report: India on track to meet 2 degree climate goal

India is the only G20 nation doing its "fair share" to meet its Paris Agreement climate targets, a new report found.
Nature and EnvironmentNovember 19, 2020
Bundles of 100 dollar notes

Africa's debt crisis grows amid COVID-19 pandemic

Amid falling prices of raw materials, recession and now COVID-19, Africa is in serious trouble as its debt burden grows.
PoliticsNovember 13, 2020
Containerterminal Tollerort

G20 to 'do whatever it takes' on coronavirus

Officials from the world's richest countries have agreed to give the poorest nations more time to pay off their debts.
BusinessOctober 14, 2020
Ursula von der Leyen and Mohammen bin Salman al-Saud

European Parliament urges leaders to snub Saudi G20

The bill is one of the strongest political messages the institution has ever issued on Saudi Arabia.
PoliticsOctober 8, 2020
Unidentified guests attend a meeting of G20 finance ministers in Riyadh

G20 summit to go virtual: Saudi Arabia 

Saudi Arabia will host the G20 leaders' summit virtually on November 21-22 due to the coronavirus pandemic. 
PoliticsSeptember 28, 2020
G20 countries do not consume enough vegetables, as pictured here

7 planets needed for world to eat like a G20 nation

Germany and the US are among the worst offenders. Cutting consumption could prevent future pandemics.
Nature and EnvironmentJuly 16, 2020
Four defendants are charged in a Hamburg court

Germany: Five men convicted for Hamburg G20 riots

Four young men from the German state of Hesse, and one from France, were found guilty on riot-related charges.
SocietyJuly 10, 2020
Passersby wearing protective face masks walk on the street as the spread of the coronavirus disease

Coronavirus latest: Tokyo restores restrictions after spike

Toyko brings back some lockdown measures, urging people to stay home after a spike in cases. Follow DW for the latest.
HealthJune 3, 2020
David Malpass zum neuen Präsidenten der Weltbank bestimmt

World Bank head praises G20 over debt moratorium

World Bank President David Malpass calls for private creditors to show the same generosity as G20 states.
PoliticsMay 19, 2020
Oil production in Bahrain

G20 economies agree to cut down on oil production

Crude oil prices are at their lowest in 18 years.
BusinessApril 11, 2020
A picture of the Apple logo alongside some euro coins

Germany: 'No time to wait' on tax reform

Olaf Scholz, along with other EU finance ministers, urged G20 members to stop tax avoidance and launch digital taxes.
BusinessFebruary 22, 2020
A Pershing II missile

Maas: Everyone must junk nukes, not just Germany

A nuclear-weapon-free world requires international consensus, but Germany won't be taking the first step.
PoliticsNovember 22, 2019
Chancellor Merkel with African leaders at the "Compact with Africa" summit

Merkel urges reforms in Africa to woo German investors

The chancellor has met with African leaders for the third Compact with Africa summit in Berlin.
PoliticsNovember 19, 2019
Merkel together with African leaders at the 2018 Compact with Africa meeting

Has enthusiasm waned for the 'Compact with Africa' project?

Compact with Africa, also dubbed the 'Merkel Plan,' has fallen far short of expectations.
PoliticsNovember 17, 2019
Parcels piled up

Germans use more paper than any other G20 country

The average German uses more paper than other G20 countries. The growing online retail market is fueling consumption.
SocietyOctober 5, 2019
Jailed Saudi blogger Raif Badawi (R) and Saudi human rights activist and lawyer Waleed Abu Alkhair

Media watchdog visited Saudi Arabia for journalists' release

Reporters Without Borders said it was only confirming the mission after Riyadh refused to release 30 jailed journalists.
SocietyJuly 10, 2019
Replica of the first Soviet nuclear bomb

Russia, US looking into new nuclear talks

The two sides suspended the key INF treaty earlier this year.
ConflictsJune 29, 2019
Bernd Riegert

Europe holds the cards on trade

Bernd Riegert
Despite a lack of cooperation from the US, the EU-Mercosur deal underscores how much the world relies on free trade.
PoliticsJune 29, 2019
Group photo G20 Osaka, Japan

G20 summit: World leaders agree on climate deal

Leaders have agreed on a climate deal similar to the one struck in Argentina in 2018.
PoliticsJune 29, 2019
Trump and Xi shaking hands

Trump open to 'historic' trade deal with China

US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping have agreed to restart trade talks.
PoliticsJune 29, 2019
Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump shake hands at the G20 meeting in Osaka, Japan

G20 summit 2019: Key questions and answers

DW breaks down the most important takeaways from the first day of the summit.
PoliticsJune 28, 2019
Japanese whale hunting

Activists ask leaders at G20 to speak out against whaling

As Japan prepares to continue commercial whaling, activists have called for leaders at the G20 Summit to speak up.
Nature and EnvironmentJune 28, 2019
US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel during a bilateral meeting at the G20 leaders summit in Osaka

US-China trade war, Iran to dominate G20 talks

World leaders are gathering in Japan for what is expected to be a highly divisive G20 summit.
PoliticsJune 28, 2019
US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping

G20: Can Xi veer Trump away from tariffs?

Trump and Xi will try to stop ties between the world's top two economies from tilting toward sustained confrontation.
BusinessJune 27, 2019
German Chancellor Angela Merkel shakes during a ceremony with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier

Merkel seen shaking again in Berlin

Angela Merkel has again been seen shaking in public, after a previous incident was attributed to heat and dehydration.
PoliticsJune 27, 2019
Airbus A340 "Konrad Adenauer"

Merkel gets two planes for G20 trip

German government planes are famous for breaking down at inopportune moments.
PoliticsJune 26, 2019
Protesters at a demonstration in Hong Kong

China 'won't allow' Hong Kong G20 discussion

Hong Kong has been the site of massive protests against a controversial extradition bill.
PoliticsJune 24, 2019