At the end of the G20 Summit this past weekend leaders approved a package of 800 measures which are aimed at helping increase economic output by 2.1% by 2018 if implemented. The G20 leaders acknowledged that the world economy is not growing fast enough and committed to work in partnership to lift growth, boost economic resilience and strengthen global institutions.
Also on the agenda was call by leaders at the two day summit to see effective action on climate change and promised in this regard to reveal new emission reduction targets early next year.
On the line we have:
• Marienne Buenaventura Goldman: Governance Advisor at Oxfam
• Wolfe Braude: New Business Development and Stakeholder Manager at the South African Institute of International Affairs
• Thulane Shongwe head of multilateral co-operation at the African Tax Administration Forum Mmakgoshi Phetha-Lekhete, deputy director general of International and Regional Economic Policy in South Africa’s department in South Africa’s National Treasury
