International cooperation in times of global crisis: views from G20 countries
Origins and development of the G20 Conferences
The emergence of the G20 as the forum for political discussion of global financial and economic issues has added to the need for closer consultations between Europe and the rest of the world as significant differences of appreciation amongst G20 countries exist
Positions taken by developed countries are widely commented, but emerging countries have fewer opportunities to express their views and to promote their own expertise at international level.
By providing venues for in-depth research-based discussions between the European, Asian and American partners, the events attempt at filling this gap and has already been organized twice by two renowned European economics think tanks, Bruegel and CEPII, and by their established partner in India, ICRIER.
The two conferences already took place in New Delhi, in September 2009, shortly before the G20 Pittsburg summit and the October meetings of the IMF and World Bank and in September 2010.
Bruegel lead: Zsolt Darvas
Other Bruegel fellows involved: Jean Pisani-Ferry, Guntram B. Wolff
Project duration: September 2009 -
Project partners:
Funding organisations:
The two first events have been funded by CEPII, Bruegel, ICRIER, The World Bank, France Diplomatie – Ministère des Affaires étrangères et européennes, Banque de France – Eurosystem, International Monetary Fund, BNP Paribas, CEPII le Club, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, ABDInstitute, BIS Department for Business Innovation and Skills, European Central Bank – Eurosystem.
Events:
- “International Cooperation in times of Global Crisis: Views from G-20 countries”, Conference held on 14-15 September 2009, New Dehli
- “International Cooperation in times of Global Crisis: Views from G-20 countries”, Conference held on 16-17 September 2010, New Dehli
Publication:
- “The G20 is not a G7 with extra chairs”, by Jean Pisani-Ferry, Agnès Bénassy-Quéré, Rajiv Kumar on 21st September 2009