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G20 ministers agree world trade to foster sustainable development, enhance women's role
• Oct. 24, 2024, 1:17 PM ET (Reuters)
Putin hosts BRICS summit ahead of G20 he won't attend
• Oct. 21, 2024, 5:51 AM ET (Le Monde)
Biden expected to visit Amazon rainforest in November, sources say
• Oct. 19, 2024, 3:32 AM ET (Straits Times)
Ukraine urges Brazil to arrest Putin if he attends G20 summit
• Oct. 15, 2024, 2:34 AM ET (Reuters)
Ukraine urges Brazil to arrest Vladimir Putin if he attends G20 summit
• Oct. 14, 2024, 5:55 AM ET (Jerusalem Post)
G20, international body created in 1999 that provides a forum for strategic economic communication between industrialized and developing countries. The G20 originated as a response to the economic crises of the late 1990s; it expanded on the work of the Group of Seven (G7; known as the Group of Eight [G8] in its political incarnation) by including countries that previously had been left out of the global discussion. The G20 currently has 21 members: 19 countries and 2 regional organizations. The members are: The countries are represented in the G20 by their leaders, finance ministers, and central bank governors. The ...(100 of 296 words)