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The G20 Research Group holds press conference in Cannes
The G20 Research Group held a press conference at the Cannes International Press Center at 12 PM (CET) on Tuesday, November 2nd. Co-chair Ava Dayna-Sefa and compliance directors Krystel Montpetit and Hermonie Xie presented the G20RG’s latest findings to members of the international media. Numerous news outlets were in attendance and were actively engaged in [...]
Read more →G20 Research Group Releases Final Compliance Report in Cannes
Cannes, France – The G20 summit continues to enhance its position as the premier forum for global financial governance by complying with its commitments at a 76% level, according to a report released by the G20 Research Group based at the Munk School of Global Affairs at Canada’s University of Toronto and the International Organisations [...]
Read more →Japan – African Partnership for Development: 0.5
Postscript: Score [0.5] The African Partnership for Development featured prominently at the 2011 Deauville Summit. The G8 welcomed the conclusions of the 16th meeting of the Africa Partnership Forum on 21 April 2011, which brought together personal representative of Heads of States and Government of Africa and its principal development partners. It also endorsed the first [...]
Read more →African Partnership for Development – Fostering Development Through Aid Effectiveness and Accountability: 0.5
Postscript: Score [0.5] G8 leaders affirmed that development is a common challenge and that aid effectiveness is a shared responsibility. While they acknowledged that all commitments have not been achieved in full – there is a gap of USD 1.27 billion in current dollars relative to OECD estimates for 2010 – they maintained that ODA is [...]
Read more →African Partnership for Development – Supporting Economic Growth: 0.75
Postscript: Score 0.75 Acknowledging that, “Africa is increasingly a destination for foreign investment and private sector development” G8 leaders pledged to “intensify our efforts on drivers for economic growth, including human capital development, regional and global trade integration, business environment, domestic resources mobilization, and scaling up of access to infrastructures and related services, including for [...]
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