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G-20 Nation

In the first ministerial-level dialogue, PM Modi said,
“Progress towards the Sustainable Development
Goals seems to be slowing down even as the world
population crosses the eight billion mark. Multilateral
development banks need to be strengthened to
meet global challenges such as climate change and
high debt levels." Key takeaways from the meeting
included topics such as the global debt crisis, climate
finance, global perspectives on crypto, digital public
infrastructure, financial inclusion, financing the cities
of tomorrow, and taxation.

Read here the summary and outcome of the first meeting of the G-20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors…
https://www.g20.org/content/dam/gtwenty/gtwenty_new/document/1st%20FMCBG%20Chair%20Summary.pdf

2nd meeting of finance and central bank the UNESCO World Heritage Site Western Group of
representatives in Bengaluru Temples and Panna Tiger Reserve. After Khajuraho, the
Ahead of the first meeting of G-20 Finance Ministers Culture Working Group meetings will be held in Hampi,
and Central Bank Governors, a meeting of finance and Bhubaneswar, and Varanasi.
central bank representatives took place on 22 February,
the inaugural session of which was addressed by Union Women-20 meeting in Aurangabad
Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur. In line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of
"women-led development" with a vision of creating a
Consensus reached on four main subjects in the world of equality and fairness, India's G-20 presidency
Culture Working Group is women-centric. It is moving forward with a resolve to
Madhya Pradesh – The first meeting of the Culture create such an environment and ecosystem for women,
Working Group was held from 23 to 25 February at the in which the full potential of women can be realized and
Maharaja Chhatrasal Convention Center in Khajuraho. their lives as well as others' lives can be changed. In
A consensus has been reached in the meeting on this episode, on February 27-28, 2023 in Aurangabad,
strongly pursuing the four priorities that give global Maharashtra The first meeting of Women-20 was
continuity to culture under the chairmanship of India. held. Women-20's five priority areas include Women’s
These include the Protection and Restitution of Entrepreneurship, Grassroot Women's Leadership,
Cultural Property; Harnessing the Living Heritage of a Bridging the Gender Digital Divide, Education & Skill
Sustainable Future; Promotion of Cultural and Creative Development, and Climate Change. Women-20 will
Industries and Creative Economy, and Leveraging have two other international meetings in Jaipur, capital
Digital Technology for the Protection and Promotion city of Rajasthan on April 13-14, followed by its summit
of Culture. The delegates were taken on a tour of in Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu on June 15-16.

Youth-20 Working Group
Brainstorming on 'Shared Future:
Youth in Democracy and Governance'
A workshop on 'Shared Future: Youth in Democracy
and Governance' was organized on 22 February under
the Youth-20 Working Group of the G-20. Both aspiring
and experienced entrepreneurs from the Delhi-NCR
region participated in the brainstorming session held
at Shri Ram College of Commerce, New Delhi on the
topics of 'Digital India', 'Student-Centric Governance,'
and 'Policy Sector'.

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