The world’s largest economies are gearing up for the Group of 20 largest and emerging economies’ summit, a two-day affair that will bring some of global development’s most pressing issues to the center stage.
The summit comes after a year of events hosted by Brazil, this year’s G20 president — and after a multitude of discussions around fighting hunger, poverty, and inequality across the world. Along the way, Brazil has made a slew of headlines — from its proposed wealth tax on the world’s billionaires to its road map for multilateral development bank reform.
“The G20 is nothing but a space where you put people in a room together to make joint decisions by consensus,” said Maitê Gauto, a director of programs at Oxfam Brasil. “So the fact that they are coming together with some clear agreements — and that that’s been driven by the global south, and not just following what the U.S. or Germany or France wants to happen — is quite historic.”