二十大工業國/G20
起源於亞洲金融危機,19個已開發國家和開發中國家,加上歐盟財務長、中央銀行行長,聚在一起討論全球經濟、財政金融等議題。1999年,由G8(當時俄羅斯還在裡頭)提議創建一個更大的國際經濟合作論壇,G20因應而生。根據統計,G20的GDP總量佔全球GDP的80%,貿易額佔全球貿易總額的75%以上,人口佔全球人口的2/3。
2022年的G20峰會因俄烏戰爭蒙上一層陰影。鑒於俄羅斯仍是G20成員國,到底要不要邀請俄羅斯出席峰會,成員國各執其詞。美國還和一些歐洲國家討論是否要把俄羅斯趕出G20。2022年的G20輪值主席國為印尼,印尼總統佐科威成功完成6月份的外長峰會(雖然俄羅斯外交部長憤而提早退席)。但2022年10月的領袖峰會又將是如何呢?普丁會強勢出席,還是自行退出?2023年的輪值主席將輪到印度,就讓我們繼續看下去。
Year of Establishment: 1999
The G20 emerged amidst the 1997 Asian financial crisis. Its members include 19 developed and developing countries plus the EU, whose finance ministers and central bank directors meet to discuss issues regarding the global economy and finance. In 1999, the G8 proposed establishing an international economic cooperation forum of a larger scale and this, thus, gave birth to the G20. According to statistics, the G20 members account for 85% of global GDP, over 80% of total international trade volume, and two-thirds of the global population.
The birth of the G20 gradually replaced the economic purposes of the G7, inadvertently turning the G7 into a forum primarily dedicated to discussion of global issues relating to diplomacy, military campaigns, and climate change. Each year, the G20 holds a meeting of finance ministers and central bank directors, and a summit for heads of governments or state. These summits are also regularly participated in by international organizations such as ASEAN, the African Union, and the International Monetary Fund.