G20

It would be good if the G20 found a mechanism to subsume political differences among its members to the common need

The effort "can truly transform Indonesia’s power sector from coal to renewables"

Any move to calm tensions would be welcomed in Asia

G20 summits invariably happen with at least one crisis burning

It’s also a way for Jokow to leave behind a legacy of growth and investment

Senior officials from have been travelling the world to make the case for a tougher economic net around Russia

So far, 130 countries - including Singapore - have endorsed BEPS 2.0, with just nine abstaining.

The fruits of the week’s discussions will be fed into task forces that will inform the agenda of the Singapore meeting in May.

An overview of the G20 countries is sobering. Many are so poorly governed that they have been utterly ineffective in containing the pandemic.

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) announced that the real gross domestic product (GDP) across the G20 countries fell by 3.4% in 1Q20 due to the containment measures induced by the Covid-19 global pandemic.