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Business G20 Calls for Int’l Coordination to Control Virus Outbreak

G20 Calls for Int’l Coordination to Control Virus Outbreak

The representatives of the G20 leaders have discussed the coronavirus outbreak and its impact on people and the global economy during the second Sherpa meeting…

Asharq Al Awsat (Khobar)
Business G20 Finance Leaders Pledge 'Appropriate' Actions in Virus Response

G20 Finance Leaders Pledge 'Appropriate' Actions in Virus Response

G20 finance ministers and central bank governors on Friday pledged to take "appropriate" fiscal and monetary measures in responding to the coronavirus outbreak…

Asharq Al Awsat
Gulf Riyadh Stresses G20 Meetings Will Continue

Riyadh Stresses G20 Meetings Will Continue

Saudi Arabia stressed on Sunday that it will continue to host G20 meetings, as the world grapples with the outbreak of the new coronavirus. The Kingdom will…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Saudi Grants, Loans to Over 1000 Projects in 85 Countries

Saudi Grants, Loans to Over 1000 Projects in 85 Countries

The Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) revealed that the kingdom has provided official development assistance (ODA) for over 1000 projects in 85 countries…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Saudi FM: G20 'Ready to Intervene with Necessary Policies' over Coronavirus

Saudi FM: G20 'Ready to Intervene with Necessary Policies' over Coronavirus

Finance leaders of the world's top 20 economies have agreed to continue monitoring the risks of the coronavirus outbreak, Saudi Finance Minister Mohammed al…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business G20 Agrees Final Communique with Reference to Climate Change

G20 Agrees Final Communique with Reference to Climate Change

Finance officials from the world's 20 biggest economies (G20) meeting in Riyadh on Sunday reached agreement on the wording of a final communique that includes…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Saudi G20 Gathering Tackles Challenges of Digitalization on Global Economy

Saudi G20 Gathering Tackles Challenges of Digitalization on Global Economy

G20 organizers in Saudi Arabia hosted on Saturday a ministerial-level symposium on international taxation, focused on the challenges arising from the…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Saudi G20 Gathering Weighs Coronavirus Threat to Global Economy

Saudi G20 Gathering Weighs Coronavirus Threat to Global Economy

The deadly coronavirus epidemic will dent global growth, the IMF warned Saturday, as G20 finance ministers and central bank governors weighed its economic…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business G20 Meetings Seek Financial, Monetary Solutions to Boost Economic Growth

G20 Meetings Seek Financial, Monetary Solutions to Boost Economic Growth

The G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meetings taking place in Saudi Arabia's capital on Saturday and Sunday seek to enhance economic growth…

Mohammed al-Hamidi (Riyadh)
Business G20 Scientists Discuss Global Food Security

G20 Scientists Discuss Global Food Security

Sustainable agriculture and global food security topped discussions during the 9th meeting of the Agricultural Chief Scientists of the G20, which was attended…

Asharq Al Awsat (Khobar)
Gulf UAE Discusses its Priorities at G20 Summit

UAE Discusses its Priorities at G20 Summit

Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan has chaired the first G20 Steering Committee Meeting to discuss…

Asharq Al Awsat (Dubai)
Gulf Saudi Arabia Plans 180 Global Initiatives for G20 Summit

Saudi Arabia Plans 180 Global Initiatives for G20 Summit

Saudi Arabia has revealed it is following over 180 initiatives and challenges for the G20 summit that it will host in November. The Kingdom has also decided…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Youth Unemployment Issue Tops G20 EWG Meeting

Youth Unemployment Issue Tops G20 EWG Meeting

The issue of youth unemployment was the main focus of the G20 Employment Working Group (EWG) meetings held in a Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The meetings stressed…

Asharq Al Awsat (Jeddah)
Arab World G20 Meetings Seek International Cooperation to Combat Corruption

G20 Meetings Seek International Cooperation to Combat Corruption

The first meeting of the G20 Anti-Corruption Working Group, in Jeddah on Thursday, has urged pursuing international cooperation on global anti-corruption…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Gulf Riyadh Global Forum to Discuss Cybersecurity Challenges

Riyadh Global Forum to Discuss Cybersecurity Challenges

Saudi Arabia’s Global Cybersecurity Forum, in its first edition, kicks off in the Kingdom’s capital, Riyadh on Feb 4 and will be witnessing discussions that…

Abdulhadi Habtor (Riyadh)
Business Riyadh Forum Brings Financial Entities, SMEs Together

Riyadh Forum Brings Financial Entities, SMEs Together

The Biban Forum in Riyadh succeeded in mobilizing 36 finance entities amid the presence of business incubators and the participation of 120 companies operating…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business G20 Leverages Advancing Financial Inclusion for Youth, Women

G20 Leverages Advancing Financial Inclusion for Youth, Women

Discussing financial inclusion of under-served groups and its potential for unlocking economic opportunities and enabling inclusive and robust development was…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business T20 Sessions Kick Off in Riyadh Amid Calls to Restructure International Organizations

T20 Sessions Kick Off in Riyadh Amid Calls to Restructure International Organizations

The Think 20 (T20) conference, an intellectual backbone for the G20, has kicked off in the Saudi capital Riyadh on Sunday amid calls for restructuring major…

Abdulhadi Habtor (Riyadh)
Business G20 Summit: A Catalyst to Saudi Economy in 2020

G20 Summit: A Catalyst to Saudi Economy in 2020

A recent report said that the Kingdom’s hosting of the G20 summit was expected to be a major catalyst for the growth of the Saudi economy in 2020. The…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business ‘Transforming for Inclusive Growth’ Prelude to Opening of G20 Business Group Summit

‘Transforming for Inclusive Growth’ Prelude to Opening of G20 Business Group Summit

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is scheduled to host activities of the G20 business group Summit (B20) in its capital, Riyadh, this week. This year, the summit…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Gulf Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Meets Ambassadors, Heads of G-20 Delegations

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Meets Ambassadors, Heads of G-20 Delegations

Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah, Minister of Foreign Affairs met, at the headquarters of Prince Saud Al-Faisal Institute for Diplomatic Studies in Riyadh…