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B20 Summit

 

 

  1. The Business 20 (B20) is an event which is part of the G20 Summit which is meant to express common views from the international business community.
  2. The main purpose is to develop recommendations and issue relevant commitments from the business leaders and business organizations to deal with present issues.
  3. B20 are gathered in 12 working groups which are co-chaired by a company CEO and a President of business organization to elaborate concrete recommendations.
  4. These proposals will be presented to the Head of State and Government and taken into account in the G20 final conclusions.
  5. Some of the priorities of B20 includes:
    1. Economic policies
    2. Anti-corruption
    3. Financial regulation
    4. Trade and Investment
    5. Energy
    6. Global governance
    7. Development and Food Security.

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