Tag: G20 Rome 2021

• Sunday, October 31st 2021 - 08:52 UTC

  French President says he discussed crisis in Venezuela and Nicaragua with Alberto Fernández

  

  French President Emmanuel Macron Saturday admitted on Twitter that he had spoken with his Argentine colleague Alberto Fernández about the crisis in Venezuela and Nicaragua on the sides of the G20 Summit in Rome. The issue had not been mentioned by the Argentine government.

• Sunday, October 31st 2021 - 08:44 UTC

  G20 aims at 70% of the world vaccinated against COVID-19 by mid-2022

  

  World leaders gathered in Rome for the G20 Summit have concurred on the goal of having at least 70% of the population vaccinated against COVID-19 by 2022.

• Sunday, October 31st 2021 - 08:36 UTC

  President Fernández says Argentina's debt a clear example of what is wrong

  

  Argentine President Alberto Fernández Saturday underlined before the G20 Summit plenary in Rome that his country's debt with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was “a clear example of what is wrong” in the international financial system.

• Sunday, October 31st 2021 - 08:27 UTC

  Bolsonaro keeps domestic agenda in mind while in Rome for G20 Summit

  

  Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro was harshly critical Saturday of the recent Brazilian Stock Exchange movements and said he had a Plan B in case the Lower House does not agree on budget proposals recently put forward by the Executive.

• Sunday, October 31st 2021 - 08:16 UTC

  G20 agrees on global taxation reforms - COVID vaccines also discussed

  

  World leaders at the G20 Summit in Rome Saturday agreed on the global minimum tax (15%), which 136 countries had previously endorsed, it was announced.