Saudi Arabia will host the annual G20 leaders' summit on November 21-22, 2020, in its capital Riyadh.
a. Qatar
b. Saudi Arabia
c. Jordan
d. UAE
Details:
- This will be the first G20 Summit to be hosted in the Arab world.
- Japan will host this year's G20 summit in Osaka, which will be held June 28-29, as well as ministerial meetings in eight cities.
- In 2018, the conference was held in Buenos Aries, Argentina and focused on the global economy, the future of labour markets and gender equality.
About G20:
- Group of Twenty (G20) is an international forum for the governments and central bank governors from 19 countries and the European Union.
- Chairperson: Shinzō Abe
- Founder: Group of Seven
- Founded: 26 September 1999
- G20 economies account for around 90% of the gross world product (GWP), two-thirds of the world population.
- G20 world leaders met for the first time in 2008 with focus on rescuing the global economy from the worst financial crisis in more than 70 years.
- The 19 member Countries of G20 are:
- Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Republic of Korea, Republic of South Africa, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America.
Question:
Q. Which country will host the first G20 Summit to be held in the Arab world?a. Qatar
b. Saudi Arabia
c. Jordan
d. UAE
