TF6 - Social Cohesion and the Future of Welfare System COVID-19 AND INEQUALITY: AN INTEGRATED POLICY RESPONSE FOR SKILLS, EMPLOYMENT AND WELFARE ABSTRACT The longer-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on skills, jobs and welfare raises key challenges that are common to the G20 economies and [...]

TF6 - Social Cohesion and the Future of Welfare System A WEALTH TAX ON CORPORATIONS’ STOCK ABSTRACT We propose to institute a new annual tax of 0.2% on corporations’ stock shares for all publicly listed companies headquartered in G20 countries. As the G20 stock market capitalization [...]

TF6 - Social Cohesion and the Future of Welfare System BUILDING GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP THROUGH A GLOBAL CITIZEN INCOME AND PROGRESSIVE GLOBAL TAXATION ABSTRACT We recommend the institution of a Global Citizen Income as a stepping stone toward fostering social, civil and political citizenship at the global [...]

TF8 - Multilateralism and Global Governance A G20 TECH DIPLOMACY ABSTRACT Technology and internet companies are playing an increasingly important role in international relations, effectively becoming geopolitical actors in their own right. The actions and strategies of these companies have a major impact in shaping countries’ [...]

TF4 - Digital Transformation SUSTECH SOLUTIONS: ENABLING NEW TECHNOLOGIES TO DRIVE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ABSTRACT New technologies can help drive sustainable development, what can be called “SusTech” solutions. But how can these be supported by governments adopted by firms (especially in managing value chains) and encouraged by [...]

TF3 - Trade, Investment and Growth AGRICULTURAL TRADE IN A POST-PANDEMIC WORLD ABSTRACT Food security and food safety issues during the COVID-19 pandemic call for a full-fledged action plan on agricultural trade with a view to ensure undisrupted flows of essential food commodities, on the [...]

TF3 - Trade, Investment and Growth MSMES’ ACCESS TO GLOBAL VALUE CHAINS AND TRADE FINANCE ABSTRACT In the Riyadh Declaration (G20, 2020), G20 leaders declared they intend to promote “inclusive economic growth including through increased participation of micro-, small-, medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in international trade [...]

TF3 - Trade, Investment and Growth RESTRUCTURING THE WTO REGULATORY FRAMEWORK ON INDUSTRIAL SUBSIDIES: SUSTAINABILITY, FREE TRADE AND PROSPERITY ABSTRACT Industrial subsidies have long been a controversial topic for the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the G20. The debate was rekindled by the COVID-19 crisis, [...]

TF3 - Trade, Investment and Growth DOMESTIC DISTORTIONS THROUGH INDUSTRIAL SUBSIDIES: REFRAMING THE G20’S POTENTIAL PERSPECTIVE ABSTRACT In recent years, the challenge of industrial subsidies distorting global trade has moved to the forefront of international trade debates, including G20 discussions of World Trade Organization (WTO) [...]

TF3 - Trade, Investment and Growth MULTILATERAL COORDINATION AND EXCHANGE FOR SUSTAINABLE GLOBAL VALUE CHAINS ABSTRACT While participation in global value chains (GVCs) is widely associated with benefits for countries’ development and growth, its environmental and social costs become increasingly evident. Representing core buyer and [...]