Merkel, Xi defend free trade ahead of G20 meet
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday stressed their commitment to free trade ahead of a G20 finance ministers' meeting set to be dominated by debate on protectionism.
Mar 16, 2017, 23:40 PM IST
UK warns of Brexit `shadow` on world economy
Britain`s finance minister warned Brexit would cast a "shadow" over the world economy but said he was eyeing a free trade deal with China in interviews with the BBC and Sky News on Sunday.
Jul 25, 2016, 02:53 AM IST
Turkey will adhere to democratic principles, rule of law: Deputy PM
Turkey will strongly adhere to democratic principles and rule of law, Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Simsek said on Saturday, referring to the government`s crackdown in the aftermath of a failed military coup.
Jul 23, 2016, 10:08 AM IST
Avoid protectionism, competitive devaluation: FM Jaitley to G20
Pitching for more coordinated effort by G20 to boost global growth, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said that countries must avoid trade protectionist measures and refrain from competitive devaluations of currency as greater focus must be on public investment.
Apr 15, 2016, 17:22 PM IST
G20 finance ministers warn against Brexit
Ministers from the world`s biggest economies lined up on Saturday to warn against a potential British exit from the European Union.
Feb 27, 2016, 18:14 PM IST
G20 draft communique says monetary policy alone cannot bring balanced growth
A draft of the G20 communique seen by Reuters on Saturday says that monetary policy alone cannot bring balanced growth, as global finance leaders meet in Shanghai to try to agree on confidence-building measures for the world economy.
Feb 27, 2016, 11:16 AM IST
G20 FMs approve final standards for global tax reforms
Finance Ministers from India and other G20 countries on Friday endorsed the final detailed action plan for putting in place a coherent and transparent global tax regime to curb artificial profit-shifting ways.
Oct 09, 2015, 22:18 PM IST
G20 launches W20 grouping for gender inclusive economic growth
The W20 group -- having 20 women leaders from G20 nations -- would host its first summit next month in Istanbul after all member countries appoint their nominees.
Sep 06, 2015, 13:25 PM IST
G20 charts careful course in turbulent economic waters
Warily watching economic clouds gathering in China and the possibility of an end to zero interest rates in the United States, G20 leaders steered a careful course at their meeting in Turkey at a time of uneven and fragile growth.
Sep 06, 2015, 09:02 AM IST
G20 eyes faster economic reforms as cheap credit not enough for growth
"We note that in line with the improving economic outlook, monetary policy tightening is more likely in some advanced economies."
Sep 06, 2015, 08:37 AM IST
G20 must step up growth efforts: IMF's Lagarde
The world`s biggest economies must step up reform efforts to boost growth in line with targets they set last year using a mix of accommodative monetary policy, fiscal policy and structural reforms, the head of the International Monetary Fund said.
Sep 05, 2015, 20:44 PM IST
G20 vows to boost fragile growth, nudges China on currency
G20 finance ministers and central bank chiefs on Saturday pledged to act decisively to shore up stuttering global growth and to refrain from unsettling currency moves after China`s controversial devaluation last month.
Sep 05, 2015, 20:32 PM IST
G20 says global growth 'short of expectations'
The G20 group of top world economies on Saturday said that global economic expansion was slower than had been expected but expressed confidence that a recovery would gain momentum.
Sep 05, 2015, 19:54 PM IST
India to take up currency devaluation issue at G20
Ahead of the meeting of G20 finance ministers and central bank governors in Turkey, India on Thursday said competitive devaluation of currency is a major threat to stability in the global economy.
Sep 03, 2015, 18:41 PM IST
G20 to sidestep US on IMF reforms
The United States can block the IMF reforms because it holds a controlling share of votes.
Apr 17, 2015, 22:23 PM IST
G20 strikes hopeful tone, but officials fret over Greece
The G20, however, sounded guardedly optimistic the global economy was poised for at least a modest recovery.
Apr 17, 2015, 22:14 PM IST
India presses for auto info exchange to deal with black money
India has called for expeditious implementation of the automatic exchange of tax information saying it would help in tracking illegal money stashed in foreign banks.
Feb 11, 2015, 15:11 PM IST
G20 optimistic on global economy
G20 finance ministers and central bank governors reiterated their commitment to undertake reforms that will boost the global economy by $2 trillion more over the next five years than otherwise expected.
Oct 11, 2014, 08:45 AM IST
G20 finance chiefs confident growth goals achievable
Finance chiefs from G20 nations wrap up a two-day summit Sunday confident that boosting their combined growth by at least an extra 1.8 percent is achievable, and even better if sufficient reforms are made.
Sep 21, 2014, 10:28 AM IST
G20 resolves to check profit shifting for fair tax realisation
The Finance Ministers of the G20 nations on Saturday resolved to tackle Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) to make sure companies pay their fair share of tax.
Sep 20, 2014, 21:22 PM IST
