Gujarat likely to host 13 G20 meetings

Gujarat likely to host 13 G20 meetings

Gandhinagar: The state administration is gearing up for the upcoming 13 key G20 (Group of 20) meetings which will be held in Gujarat over the next year under the Indian presidency of G20.

In this regard, Chief Secretary Pankaj Kumar held a meeting with various state department officers and is also coordinating with the union ministry of external affairs.

According to the sources, Key G20 events relating to banking, finance, trade and investment, urban development, tourism and women’s empowerment, energy, environment and climate,  among others, will be hosted by the state.

Even though the final schedule has not been prepared, the state capital Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad will host most these G20 meetings.

A tentative schedule of meetings is given below :

Date G20 event in Gujarat
Jan 22-23 Business 20 Inception Meeting
Feb 5-7 1st Tourism Working Group Meeting
Feb 9-10 Urban 20 Inception Meeting
Mar 13-14 B 20 Side Event
Mar 27-29 2nd Environment and Climate Working Group Meeting
Mar 30 – Apr 1 2nd Disaster Management Working Group Meeting
Apr 2-4 2nd Energy Working Group Meeting
May 29-30 Urban 20 Summit
June 19-21 2nd Trade and Investment Working Group Meeting
July 25-27 3rd Finance and Central Bank Deputies Meeting
July 28-30 3rd Finance Ministers & Central Bank Governors Meeting
Aug 9-11 Ministerial Meeting on Women’s Empowerment
Sept 29-30 4th International Financial Architecture Working Group Meeting

G2o is a forum where the largest economies of the world meet to discuss and find solutions to pressing matters related to the world economy. This year on December 1 Inda was handed over the presidency of the G20 global forum. DeshGujarat