Beijing aims to play bigger role in G20 ahead of Hangzhou summit

Timetable

This year's G20 Summit will be held on Sept 4 and 5 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. Here is a summary of some of the meetings scheduled to held in association with the summit:

Four so-called Sherpa Meetings will convene before the summit to prepare for it and one afterward for follow-up work.

Jan 13-15: First Sherpa Meeting, Beijing.

April 6-8: Second Sherpa Meeting, Guangzhou.

June 23-25: Third Sherpa Meeting, Xiamen.

Early September: Fourth Sherpa Meeting, Hangzhou.

Late October / early November: Fifth Sherpa Meeting, Wuhan.

Dates for meetings of finance ministers and central bank governors to move toward the financial agenda:

Feb 26-27: First meeting, Shanghai.

April 13-14: Second meeting, Washington, DC.

July 23-24: Third meeting, Chengdu.

Oct 6: Finance ministers and central bank governors working dinner, Washington DC.

Meetings of trade, employment, energy and agriculture ministers as well as working groups will be held separately to promote cooperation and to prepare for the summit.

Source: G20 website

 

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