B20 Saudi Arabia Inception Event | ‘How can business most effectively support the G20?’
The Business Twenty (B20) is the official G20 dialogue with the business community. As the voice of the private sector to the G20, it represents the global business community across all G20 member states and all economic sectors. Formed in 2010, it is the first...
UN Turns to Global Investors for Billions Needed for its 2030 Development Agenda
Navid Hanif: “As a first step, the Alliance has agreed on six broad commitments expressed in the Joint Statement. Taken together, these commitments relate to a) finding solutions to scale up long-term finance and investment for sustainable development; b)...
Japan takes on China with a planned $20 billion investment in Africa
Japan’s private sector will invest $20 billion over three years in Africa. Shinzo Abe, who was addressing African leaders gathered at the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) in Yokohama, said Japan is interested in infrastructure and...
Future of Work Communiqué – Y20 Summit 2019 Japan
The labor force is changing dramatically due to various macro-level shifts including the digital economy, aging society, gender reforms and emerging technologies. Y20 delegates discussed how our labor force should function in the future and how to prepare for inevitable shifts in the world economy.
THE FUTURE OF WORK OECD Employment Outlook 2019
“Despite the many opportunities, much anxiety surrounds the future of work. Doomsday scenarios are unlikely to materialise, but there are some real risks. Many are worried that the world of work is heading for a dystopian future of massive technological...
Will Africa’s New Trade Zone change the continent
Africa, has been ignoring the U.S.-China trade war that could impact economies worldwide, while launching their own new trade initiative quietly that will be the world’s largest free-trade zone. The African Continental Free Trade Area comes into force this week after...
Joint Recommendations B20 Tokyo Summit 2019
With the disciplined work of the Japanese B20 Presidency – over only three months, Keidanren expanded on indispensable and actionable recommendations for the G20, with help from mandated business associations from the G20 countries. These recommendations focus on the...
Sandrine Kergroach (OECD) SMEs and the Urban Fabric 15-16 April 2019
Sandrine Kergroach, Senior Economist, SME and Entrepreneurship Division, OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities at the OECD Conference on SMEs and the Urban Fabric, 15-16 April 2019, OECD Trento Centre, Italy.
B20 Tokyo Summit 14-15 March 2019
Society 5.0 will bring profound changes to people’s lifestyles and industry. Society 5.0 aims to use the potential of the digital transformation not only for economic growth, but for the solution of social issues and coexistence with nature. It can also help to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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