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How is the G20 governed?

The Group of Twenty - G20 - will convene in Rome. How much do you actually know about the central global governance format for questions of economic and financial policy?

Av Casa Rosada (Argentina Presidency of the Nation), CC BY-SA 2.0

Can you name the members of the G20?

By Strebe - Own work, Public Domain

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.

Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, and the European Union.

Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa

Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United States of America, and the United Kingdom.

Why are these states in particular members of the Group?

They are the twenty most populous countries

They are the twenty biggest economies in the world

They have the strongest militaries in the world

They are the ones deemed systemically important by the other members of the group

Why did the G20 meetings start?

G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors begin their annual meeting in Sydney, February 22, 2014. REUTERS/Jason Reed (AUSTRALIA - Tags: BUSINESS POLITICS) - RTX199ZQ

To collectively respond to the threat of global warming

To improve trade relations

As an answer to the Asian financial crisis in 1997

None of the above

What areas do the G20’s decisions impact?

Prevention of global financial crises

Securing balanced global economic growth

Reforming the architecture of global governance

All of the above

What criticisms have been raised against the G20 meetings?

The G20 is a self-appointed group, whose composition is determined by the major countries and powers.

The G20 do not include other countries in their decisions.

The transparency and accountability of the G20.

All of the above criticisms have been vented at the G20.

What do the G20 sherpas do?

By Pem Dorjee Sherpa - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0

Guide the leaders on excursions

Prepare and coordinate the issues to be discussed at the G20 meeting

Solve global problems through negotiations ahead of the leaders

Provide comments on policy suggestions

How can the G20 enforce its decisions upon member states?

By Utente:Jollyroger - Own work, CC BY-SA 2.5

The G20 can command the armies of the member nations

The G20 acts through the soft power of persuasion, diplomacy and consensus

The G20 can pass a resolution through the UN Security Council

The G20 can sue an infringer to the International Court in Berlin

Prime minister Mario Draghi is the current host. What is his role as chair of the G20 Summit?

By World Economic Forum - Flickr: Mario Draghi - World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2012, CC BY-SA 2.0

To invite and host all the G20 leaders

To draft the agenda of the meeting and play an active role in mediating the discussions

To follow up and enforce all the decisions taken at the Summit

To push Saudi Arabia’s agenda onto the international scene

Where will the next G20 summit be held in 2022?

Paris

Eiffel Tower in Paris for COP21 conference

Oeuvre de Naziha Mestaoui

Dubai

By Tim.Reckmann - File:Dubai_skyline_2015.jpg, CC BY-SA 3.0

Labuan Bajo, Indonesia

By Lasthib - Own work, CC0

London

Av Diliff - Eget arbete, CC BY 3.0

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