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The G20 meeting in Seoul will be held on November 11-12, 2010. Korea is the first Asian country to host the summit and the spotlight will be on Seoul and Asia. Korea’s participation in the G20, along with Japan, China, India, Indonesia and Australia, is a recognition of the shift in economic weight towards Asia. In the lead up this page will present the latest analysis and comment.

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  • Only G20 has the numbers that count

    Author: Ramesh Thakur, University of Waterloo

    There is a serious problem at the centre of the world order.  It cannot hold if the power and influence embedded in international institutions is seriously out of alignment with the distribution of power in the real world.

    The importance of Brazil, China, India and other countries lies in their future economic potential that is already being translated into present political weight. We are seeing a major global rebalancing of economic, political and even moral relations between the West and the rest. Read the rest of this entry »

  • The G20 after Toronto: Now for the hard part

    Author: Wendy Dobson, University of Toronto

    The Toronto meeting of G20 leaders on June 26-27 was a stop on the road to Seoul. Leaders took a few significant steps forward but not enough has yet been accomplished to avoid another crisis and there is danger of renewed complacency. Much, therefore, is riding on the work that leads to decisions in Seoul.

    Among its accomplishments, the Toronto meeting was a deadline that elicited progress on the key objective of restoring strong, sustainable, and balanced world growth. Read the rest of this entry »

  • How can Asia strengthen its voice at the G20?

    Author: Pradumna B. Rana, RSIS, Singapore

    The G20 summit is a process that is evolving and no one can predict exactly where it will end up. The group was self appointed the ‘premier forum for international economic cooperation’ and there remain important questions related to membership and agenda that need to be addressed. In Pittsburgh, US President Barack Obama announced that the G20 would replace the G8. Two G20 summits are planned for this year — in Toronto and Seoul in November. While the Toronto summit will take stock of the implementation of exit strategies from the expansionary macroeconomic policies, the Seoul summit has selected two additional longer term issues for discussion — financial safety nets to better insulate emerging markets from systemic instability, and actions to close the development gap, especially for the poorest. Issues related to climate change could also be addressed at the G20 summit.

    So how should Asia respond? Read the rest of this entry »

  • The G8/G20 in Canada—what can we expect?

    Author: Wendy Dobson, University of Toronto

    The G20 meeting this weekend in Canada has a heavy agenda and high expectations. Leaders face a serious challenge to demonstrate determination to follow through on the September 2009 Pittsburgh summit’s framework for strong, sustainable and balanced growth.

    Prior to that June 26-27 meeting Canada also chose to host a G8 side show. Its challenge is to avoid any appearance of being an executive committee meeting before the G20. Read the rest of this entry »

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