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GUEST LEADERS' VIEWS
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//DEVELOPMENT AND DEBT RELIEF G20 performance on development Sonja Dobson, research associate, G20 Research Group From South Africa to the United States: How two G20s can address the issues of debt and fiscal stress constraining global growth Vera Songwe, chair, Liquidity and Sustainability Facility //DIGITALISATION AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE G20 performance on digitalisation Maria Zelenova, senior researcher, G20 Research Group Building an AI economy that works for all Doreen Bogdan-Martin, ITU secretary general Towards a Johannesburg declaration on AI governance Chris Alden, professor of international relations, LSE, and Kenddrick Chan, LSE IDEAS Ensuring the Global South has a meaningful place in the AI race George Takach, author, Cold War 2.0
//GENDER EQUALITY G20 performance on gender equality Julia Kulik, director, strategic initiatives and public engagement, G20 Research Group //TOURISM, TRAVEL //TOURISM, TRAVEL AND CULTURE Solidarity, equality, sustainability: Reimagining tourism for a resilient global future Z urab Pololikashvili, secretary general, UN Tourism
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Egypt: Investing in peace and shared prosperity Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, President, Egypt The ocean can help us solve global challenges Jonas Gahr Støre, Prime Minister, Norway Ireland and the G20 Micheál Martin, Taoiseach, Ireland Algeria’s call for equity and reform in global governance Abdelmadjid Tebboune, President, Algeria The United Arab Emirates in the G20: Collective action for a sustainable future His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates //SHERPA'S VIEWS From crisis to continuity: The G20 is building a resilient and sustainable global economy Cynthia Termorshuizen, Canada’s Deputy Minister for the G7 and personal representative of the Prime Minister for the G7 and G20
//MACROECONOMIC POLICY G20 performance on macroeconomic policy Angela Minyi Hou, senior researcher, G20 Research Group Tackling uncertainty to revive growth Mathias Cormann, OECD secretary general //FINANCIAL STABILITY Strengthening global financial resilience: The FSB and G20’s shared mission Andrew Bailey, chair, Financial Stability Board Financial risks and geopolitical uncertainty Chiara Oldani, lecturer, monetary economics, Università degli Studi della Tuscia //TRADE AND INVESTMENT G20 performance on trade Joanna Davies, senior researcher, G20 Research Group Facilitating secure and efficient global trade requires the steady hand of customs Ian Saunders, secretary general, World Customs Organization African trade policies in Mr Trump’s world P eter Draper, executive director, Institute for International Trade in the School of Economics and Public Policy, University of Adelaide, and Andreas
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//ADVOCACY Africa united
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WTM Africa’s role in regional integration through tourism 2 SUSTAINABILITY //CLIMATE CHANGE G20 performance on climate change Brittaney Warren, senior summit accountability researcher, G20 Research Group 80
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//ADVOCACY Sabah’s living blueprint for a
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sustainable planet Datuk Seri Panglima Haji Hajiji Haji Noor, Chief Minister of Sabah, Malaysia From observation to adaptation: Empowering countries to act Celeste Saulo, secretary general, World Meteorological Organization Rethinking adaptation funding for a fairer, smarter future Gautam Jain, senior research scholar, Columbia University’s Center on Global Energy Policy, and Jeffrey Schlegelmilch, director, National Center for Disaster Preparedness, Columbia Climate School
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EDITORS' INTRODUCTIONS
//LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT G20 performance on labour and employment Eisha Khan, senior researcher, G20 Research Group
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Prospects for the G20’s Johannesburg Summit
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John Kirton, director, G20 Research Group Africa’s voice at the G20: Will
Freytag, professor of economics, Friedrich Schiller University Jena
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Investing in inclusion: Building decent work and social protection for all
Johannesburg deliver? Elizabeth Sidiropoulos, chief executive, and Krissmonne Olwagen, G20 research fellow, South African Institute of International Affairs
Gilbert Houngbo, director-general, International Labour Organization
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