In the G20 Summit, the Finance Ministers
and Central Bank Governors from the Group of 20 economies issued a joint
statement ontrade and the digital
economy. The meeting was held inTsukuba, Japan on 8 and 9 June 2019.
Aim:
The G20 Summit was focused on the ways to promote trade and cooperation among the G20 countries in order to harness the
potential of the digital economy.
New tax rules:
The Finance Ministers discussed new tax rules on global IT giants as well as the impact of aging populations on the
economy as the corporate sector make huge profits through cross-border data
transfers.
Global growth is being stable and is expected to pick up moderately by late 2019 and into 2020. However, growth remains low
and risks remain tilted to the downside as trade and geopolitical tensions have been intensified.
Agreements:
The Ministers confirmed their commitment to refraining from competitive
currency devaluations in order to gain an unfair
trade advantage.
They also agreed on guiding principles for using
artificial intelligence which is created on the 36-member OECD and an
additional six countries. They also planned to highlight divisions over trade
issues such as reform of the World Trade Organization.
