WORLD LEADER SUMMIT What is the G20, how long is the 2017 summit in Hamburg , which countries are members, and what’s on the agenda?

What is the G20?

Founded in 1999 to give developing countries a more powerful voice in the global economy, the summit brings together industrialised and emerging economies.
The group makes up 85 per cent of the world’s GDP and two-thirds of its population.
When it was first started, only finance ministers and central bank governors met at G20 summits. Read more...

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