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Blog by: Yousef Al-Benyan 2020 has come to be a momentous year! The greatest and most complex challenge in a century has unravelled the vulnerabilities and fissures in the world, undoing a lot of the progress made since World War II. The ongoing health and socio-economic crisis with complex geo-political ramifications, has got the world

Blog By: Seifi Ghasemi COVID-19 represents an opportunity for the broader energy sector, and businesses essential to that sector, to rethink traditional processes and drive innovation. Aligning the global COVID-19 recovery strategy with decarbonization targets is an opportunity not just for a green transition, but also, for sustainable growth. According to the International Energy Agency

Blog by: Mathad Al-Ajmi The devastating impact of COVID-19 and its consequent risk of corrupt practices have heightened the need to enhance transparency, integrity and fighting corruption to drive sustainable growth. As the voice of the private sector to the G20, B20 Saudi Arabia has both the platform and the responsibility to articulate expectations of

Undeniably, the majority of international trade and investment takes place within Global Value Chains (GVCs). One-third of world production is done by multinational enterprises and they account for half of world trade (1). The COVID-19 pandemic has further proven the vulnerability of the world economy and global trade due to their dependence on GVCs. Disruptions

Tom Donohue is CEO of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and a Co-Chair of the Trade & Investment Taskforce at B20 Saudi Arabia. The U.S. Chamber hosted a B20 Global Dialogue on 13 August, focused on building economic resilience through digital transformation. The following Q&A includes Mr. Donohue’s thoughts on trade, digitalization and the role

Blog by: Dr. Ilham Mansour Al-Dakheel An evolving workplace is a constant feature of economies, but the onset of COVID-19 and its profound impact has pushed disruption and the digital revolution to new heights. Even before the pandemic, the latest International Labour Organization (ILO) Global Employment Trends for Youth report showed the number of youth

B20 Partners with WTO and ICC to Provide Recommendations to Address the Growing Trade Finance Gap Blog by: Lubna Olayan The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the global trade and investment system in an unprecedented way, significantly impacting supply and demand. While the world seeks to recover from the shock of the pandemic, the virus’s impact

A Conversation with G20 Labour Sherpas Blog by: Dr. Ilham Mansour Al-Dakheel Over the last several months, the B20 Saudi Arabia’s Future of Work & Education Taskforce has worked diligently on recommendations for more and better employment, inclusive growth and sustainable development. When we began our work in January, we could not have expected the

Lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic Blog by: Dr. Ilham Mansour Al-Dakheel I recently had the honor of joining Chatham House, an international think tank, to discuss how COVID-19 is reshaping the future of work. I was joined by other esteemed panelists including Sir Christopher Pissarides, Nobel Laureate; Regius Professor of Economics at LSE, and

In the face of the most significant recession the world has seen in almost a century (1), global leaders are calling for cautious optimism and stronger private-public collaboration to assess the impact of COVID-19 and prepare for a possible second wave of infections. On 16 July, B20 Saudi Arabia convened global leaders and experts from