G20: don’t repeat past mistakes on vaccine access and sovereign debt
The real economy should not be left facing the dual risks of a prolonged pandemic and a contagious debt crisis entering 2022.
The real economy should not be left facing the dual risks of a prolonged pandemic and a contagious debt crisis entering 2022.
Anything less than this from the G7 will be yet another missed opportunity to lift the grip of the pandemic on lives and livelihoods.
ICC, ITUC and Global Citizen call for greater action.
ICC – the institutional representative of 45 million member companies – has welcomed a pledge from G20 Finance Ministers to suspend debt service payments for the poorest countries that request forbearance.
The economic downturn caused by the pandemic will necessitate a significant rebuild. Leadership requires not only responding to the crisis at hand, but providing a clear vision of the future.
The International Chamber of Commerce, the institutional representative of more than 45 million companies, has responded to the conclusion of today’s virtual G20 leaders summit.
Ahead of a virtual G20 Summit this week, ICC Secretary General John W.H. Denton AO is calling on G20 leaders for ramped up international coordination in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Only effective global cooperation can contain the potential human and economic toll of COVID-19.
In an unprecedented joint call to action, ICC and ITUC have united to call for action from G20 leaders to stem the human and economic consequences of the COVID-19 crisis.
G20 leaders are uniquely placed to take steps to restore market stability and rebuild economic confidence.
G20 - ICC: "International cooperation is vital to tackle global challenges that transcend borders – from climate change to growing inequalities."
Writing in an opinion editorial in today’s edition of the Australian Financial Review, International Chamber of Commerce Secretary General John W.H. Denton AO says delivering substantive results on trade reform at this weekend’s G20 Osaka Leaders Summit would help defuse trade tensions and safeguard the rules-based global economic order.