#G20Hamburg – Curated tweets by NanAlexanderHBS
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Beware the Cascade-World Banck to the Future
The G20, the World Bank’s “Cascade”, and Trump: Going to any Length to “Crowd In” the Private Sector? For several years, there have been efforts to shift the mission of the World Bank and other multilateral development banks (MDBs) to one of “crowding in” private investment. Especially since the early 2000s, World Bank critics (including […]
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Aspiration vs. Reality- The G20 Approach to Africa
Robin Schmuecker – Heinrich Boell Foundation, Economic Governance & G20 program. On June 12-13, 2017, Germany will host the G20 Finance Ministers and other government and business dignitaries at the “Africa Partnership Conference: ‘Investing in a Common Future’ in Berlin. The outcomes of this Conference will be announced only weeks later at the July 7-8 G20 […]
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The G20’s Compact with Africa: Some Disastrous Recipes for Sustainable Development
Markus Henn – Advisor on financial markets, WEED, Germany The G20’s “Compact with Africa”, as set out in the report by the African Development Bank, the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank in March 2017, rightfully points out the importance of a sufficient public framework to attract investors, including the need to raise taxes […]
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Trump rhetoric seems to have had an effect on G20 governments’ willingness to bring up climate change. Such reluctance can’t remain – By Sasanka Thilakasiri
This year’s G20 represents one of the first and best opportunities for a global response to the reckless and immoral climate backsliding we are seeing by the Trump administration. And it’s off to a pathetic start.
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G20 Governance Shortcomings mean Finance Ministers make little Progress – By Jesse Griffiths
While media reports largely focussed on trade policy – an area the G20 has never made important decisions on – the real impact of the new US administration has been to severely limit the scope of new initiatives planned by the G20 this year, highlighting major deficiencies in its governance structure.
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Corporate Influence on the G20 – By Jens Martens
Corporate lobby groups have created a broad network of influence channels around the G20, with the Business 20 (B20) at its core. At the G20 Sherpa meeting in Frankfurt on 23-24 March the B20 presents its policy recommendations to the governments. Traditionally, the business lobby in the G20 has been pushing for overcoming “overregulation” of […]
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Germany’s “Marshall Plan with Africa”: Tackling the Push Factors of Migration
Merkel’s newly released “Marshall Plan with Africa” claims to tackle migration causes at their roots – but is this clear-headed policymaking or an early campaign move to appease German voters?
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The New U.S. Administration and the German G20 Summit: 3 Things to Watch
This blog post outlines what US hostility towards multilateralism might mean for the G20 Summit in Hamburg. Nancy Alexander points to three areas of concern: a possible shift of geopolitical alliances, disputes over a new course of global economy, and the future of sustainable development worldwide.
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G20 Agriculture Ministers Meeting 2017
On January 22, 2017 the G20 Ministers of Agriculture held their annual meeting in Berlin, immediately after the much larger Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA). Both meetings are described below. It should be noted that President Donald Trump is in the process of naming his Cabinet and has nominated former Georgia Governor Sonny […]
Read moreTrump appoints G7-G20 Sherpa
In Trump’s inaugural address, he broke sharply with post-war tradition by stating with nationalistic fervor that “From this day forward, a new vision will govern our land. From this day forward, it’s going to be only America first, America first.” The full extent to which Trump will abandon long-standing alliances and multilateral frameworks is yet […]
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