G20 is a multilateral cooperation forum that consists of 19 major countries and the European Union, which is the world’s major economies.
G20 International Forum is an important part of the world because the G20 members represent more than 2/3 of the world's population, 75 percent of international trade, and 80 percent of the world's GDP. During the G20 events, there were several series of event to discuss various issues in the world including Indonesia in various sectors such as:
Finance Track is a discussion in the G20 forum that focuses on financial and economic issues, including:
Sherpa Track is a discussion path in the G20 forum with broader fields outside of financial issues, including:
G20 is considered a big help for the world to return to a growth path and to encourage several important reforms in the financial sector, especially in the series of handling the 2008 global financial crisis. The G20 also has pushed the world to improve tax policies and handling Covid-19 pandemic globally.
Indonesia also benefits from organizing the G20 as described below:
The G20 was formed in 1999 at the initiation of the G7 member countries (United States, Canada, Britain, France, Germany, Italy, and Japan). The G20 embraces both developed and developing countries to overcome crises together that have a global impact, such as:
At the beginning, G20 was a meeting of the Ministers of Finance and the Governors of the Central Banks. However, since 2008, the G20 has presented Heads of State in summits and in 2010 discussions were also formed in the development sector. The next goal of the G20 is to achieve strong, sustainable, balanced, and inclusive global growth.
Indonesia was appointed at the 2020 Riyadh Summit and has held the G20 presidency since the handover from Italy on October 31, 2021, in Rome, Italy. The G20 Presidency of Indonesia has officially started on December 1, 2021 until the handover of the next presidency at the Summit event, at the end of 2022.
The 2022 G20 Summit will be held in Bali, Indonesia.
The G20 consists of various meetings (approximately 157 meetings) which will be held in several cities in Indonesia. Around 19 cities other than Bali will be involved, such as:
Business 20 (B20) is a forum for the international business community, as the role of the private sector in driving strong, sustainable, and balanced economic growth.
Civil 20 (C20) is a forum for worldwide civil society organizations to engage with governments in the G20 in dealing with crucial world issues.
Labor 20 (L20) is a forum that represents the interests of the workforce by bringing together trade unions from G20 countries and Global Unions to provide input on the G20.
Parliamentary 20 (P20) is a forum attended by parliament speakers/people's representatives (legislature) from G20 countries with the aim of bringing a parliamentary dimension to global governance, increasing political support for international commitments.
Science 20 (S20) is a forum for researchers and scientists from all G20 countries to discuss science related to improving global health.
Supreme Audit Institutions 20 (SAI20) is the highest audit forum for G20 countries to promote cooperation, strengthen transparency and accountability.
Think 20 (T20) is a global think-tank and expert forum to present a comprehensive analysis of the ongoing discussions at the G20 and generate ideas to support the G20 in producing concrete and sustainable policies.
Urban 20 (U20) is a forum for local government leaders of U20 cities to take action on global climate and sustainable development to national leaders.
Women 20 (W20) is a forum that represents women's voices, encouraging the inclusion of issues related to women in the G20 commitment documents, including issues of women's development, gender equality, inclusive growth, and women's cooperation in the international economic sector.
Youth 20 (Y20) is a consultation and dialogue forum for youth as future leaders to raise awareness of global issues, exchange ideas, argue, negotiate, and reach consensus.
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