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Business Saudi Think Tanks Lead Ambitious G20 Agenda

Saudi Think Tanks Lead Ambitious G20 Agenda

Saudi research centers, through their large contribution to preparatory sessions of the upcoming G20 Riyadh summit, have proven their ability to both lead…

Abdulhadi Habtor (Riyadh)
Business Saudi G20 Presidency Underpins Coordination to Mitigate Covid-19 Impact on Labor Markets

Saudi G20 Presidency Underpins Coordination to Mitigate Covid-19 Impact on Labor Markets

The G20 Summit, under Saudi presidency this year, is seeking to coordinate efforts for implementing effective measures that soften the fallout of the…

Mohammed Al-Ayed (Riyadh)
Business Princess Maha Bint Mishari: Women, Youth Participation in Labor Productivity Crucial for Human Capital Investment

Princess Maha Bint Mishari: Women, Youth Participation in Labor Productivity Crucial for Human Capital Investment

Saudi Princess Maha Bint Mishari, who is co-leading the migration and young societies task force at the Think 20 (T20) engagement group of the G20, revealed…

Fatehelrahman Yousif (Riyadh)
Business Saudi G20 Presidency Led to Initiatives Supporting Recovery of Global Economy

Saudi G20 Presidency Led to Initiatives Supporting Recovery of Global Economy

The G20, under the presidency of Saudi Arabia this year, is set to support initiatives that facilitate trade, raise competitiveness and stimulate SMEs. The…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business G20 to Address Economic Pitfalls of ‘Taxation,’ ‘Digitalization’

G20 to Address Economic Pitfalls of ‘Taxation,’ ‘Digitalization’

The 2020 G20 Riyadh summit is actively seeking solutions to challenges facing the global economy and alternatives that facilitate business and protect supply…

Saeed al-Abyad (Jeddah)
The G20 In Speech Of Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince

The G20 In Speech Of Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince

The speech of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman last week highlighted the G20 priorities, focusing on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economy…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Riyadh Prepares For G20 with Decisive Decision, Bold Measures

Riyadh Prepares For G20 with Decisive Decision, Bold Measures

Few days before the annual summit of the leaders of the world’s largest economies, Riyadh is finalizing draft-decisions and recommendations that would be…

Mohammed al-Hamidi (Riyadh)
Business G20 Strikes Historic Debt Pact to Help Poorer States Hit by COVID

G20 Strikes Historic Debt Pact to Help Poorer States Hit by COVID

The United States, China and other G20 countries on Friday agreed for the first time on a common approach for restructuring government debt as the coronavirus…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business G20 Meetings: Five Initiatives to Address Obstacles Facing Youth Entrepreneurship

G20 Meetings: Five Initiatives to Address Obstacles Facing Youth Entrepreneurship

The Entrepreneur Union Summit, which is held on the sidelines of the G20 meetings, currently chaired by Saudi Arabia, announced on Sunday the adoption of five…

Mohammed Al-Ayed (Riyadh)
Business T20 Engagement Group Presents Key Policy Recommendations to G20 Presidency

T20 Engagement Group Presents Key Policy Recommendations to G20 Presidency

The Think20 (T20) engagement group concluded its meetings on Sunday, presenting 32 recommendations, proposed by 11 working groups, to G20 president, Saudi…

Fatehelrahman Yousif (Riyadh)
Business Saudi Ranks 2nd in Providing G20 Research Corpus

Saudi Ranks 2nd in Providing G20 Research Corpus

The Think 20 summit (T20), which provides the intellectual backbone of the Group of Twenty international forum (G20), on Saturday revealed that Saudi Arabia…

Fatehelrahman Yousif (Riyadh)
Business G20 Announces Global Urban Resilience Fund

G20 Announces Global Urban Resilience Fund

The Urban 20, a G20 Engagement Group, announced on Friday that it is working to create a Global Urban Resilience Fund in response to the coronavirus pandemic. …

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business G20 Energy Ministers Promote Circular Carbon Economy

G20 Energy Ministers Promote Circular Carbon Economy

Energy Ministers of the Group of 20 major economies said Friday they have endorsed the Circular Carbon Economy Platform as a tool to manage emissions and…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Saudi Arabia Hosts Global Summit to Discuss Challenges Facing Entrepreneurs

Saudi Arabia Hosts Global Summit to Discuss Challenges Facing Entrepreneurs

President of the G20 Young Entrepreneurship Alliance (YEA) Summit 2020 has affirmed that various initiatives have been prepared to be presented during meetings…

Mohammed Al-Ayed (Riyadh)
Business G20 Countries Boast 96% of World’s Patents

G20 Countries Boast 96% of World’s Patents

Official figures have shown that 96 percent of the world’s patents come from the countries of the G20. The figures were revealed during Saudi Arabia’s…

Mohammed Al-Ayed (Riyadh)
Business SAMA Launches Twenty Riyal Banknote Marking Saudi Arabia’s Presidency of G20

SAMA Launches Twenty Riyal Banknote Marking Saudi Arabia’s Presidency of G20

The Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA) announced on Saturday its intention to release a Twenty Saudi Riyal banknote, marking Saudi Arabia's presidency of…

Asharq Al Awsat
Gulf W20 Calls for Reducing Women Unemployment Rate

W20 Calls for Reducing Women Unemployment Rate

The second day of the virtual Women 20 (W20) meeting — hosted by Saudi Arabia as part of its G20 presidency — stressed the importance of reducing the rate of…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business T20 Underpins Significance of Energy Security, Market Stability

T20 Underpins Significance of Energy Security, Market Stability

The Think 20 (T20) has underscored energy security and stability of global markets as a webinar for Task Force 10 on Sustainable Energy, Water, and Food…

Fatehelrahman Yousif (Riyadh)
Gulf G20 Anti-Corruption Ministerial Meeting, Saudi Support to UN Efforts

G20 Anti-Corruption Ministerial Meeting, Saudi Support to UN Efforts

The President of the Control and Anti-Corruption Commission, Mazen bin Ibrahim bin Mohammed Al-Kahmous, has unveiled the Commission’s first steps towards…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Gulf G20 Stresses Importance of Int’l Cooperation in Fighting Corruption

G20 Stresses Importance of Int’l Cooperation in Fighting Corruption

The Group of 20 major economies stressed on Thursday that international cooperation is essential to the probe and prosecution of transnational corruption cases…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business G20 Women’s Group Submits Recommendations for Economic Empowerment

G20 Women’s Group Submits Recommendations for Economic Empowerment

The Women 20 engagement group (W20) urged the leaders of the G20 to fulfill their previous promises to transform empowerment, economic and social equality into…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business T20: Mitigating the Negative Effects of an Aging Population on Financial Sustainability

T20: Mitigating the Negative Effects of an Aging Population on Financial Sustainability

The Think 20 engagement group stressed the need for the upcoming G20 summit to adopt a recommendation on strengthening social cohesion in the various stages of…

Fatehelrahman Yousif (Riyadh)
Gulf G20 Meetings: Religious Leaders Call For Coexistence, Rejection of Hate Speech

G20 Meetings: Religious Leaders Call For Coexistence, Rejection of Hate Speech

Representatives of 10 different religions and cultures convened in a virtual forum hosted by Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to discuss specific solutions to…

Saleh al-Zaid (Riyadh)
Business G20 to Discuss Debt Service Suspension

G20 to Discuss Debt Service Suspension

The finance ministers and central bank governors of the G20 countries will hold a meeting on Wednesday under the presidency of Saudi Arabia to discuss recent…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)