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Fiscal and monetary policy Christian Lindner attends international meetings in Marrakech

German Finance Minister Christian Lindner attended numerous international meetings in Marrakech (Morocco) from 12–14 October 2023. Key topics on the agenda included low growth forecasts, high inflation and the consequences of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

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Fair taxation Global minimum tax

For years now, the German government has been a leading advocate for international corporate tax reform. Major international corporations that do business and make profits in Germany should pay taxes here just like local small and medium-sized businesses do. For this reason, the introduction of a global minimum corporate tax rate is a matter of fair taxation.

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Fiscal and monetary policy International strategy to provide relief to heavily indebted countries

Heavily indebted countries in financial distress require efficient solutions that are coordinated at the international level. To this end, in 2020 the G20 adopted the Common Framework for Debt Treatments, which aims to put an effective and sustainable debt treatment scheme in place.

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Group of 20

The Group of 20 comprises the 19 leading advanced and emerging economies plus the European Union. Formed in 1999, the G20 is the main forum for discussing the international regulatory framework.

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G20 Finance Track: Documents

While the G20’s decisions are not legally binding, its members make voluntary commitments which carry considerable political weight. We have put together an overview of the communiqués from the meetings of finance ministers and central bank governors, as well as some key documents and summit declarations issued since 2008. These documents are available for download in PDF format.

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G20 Presidency 2024

Brazil has held the presidency of the Group of 20 since 1 December 2023. For more information, please refer to the website maintained by the host country.

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G20 Compact with Africa

The German government has committed itself to continuing its support for the G20 Compact with Africa. Germany will work closely with France, international organisations and the African partners to further strengthen the initiative.

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The IMF and World Bank spring meetings: an update

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Christian Lindner on the G20 meeting in India

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Annual Meetings of the IMF and World Bank: a recap

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Christian Lindner explains what is on the agenda of the G20, IMF and World Bank meetings on 13 October

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Press statement by Christian Lindner prior to the Annual Meetings of the IMF and World Bank

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Christian Lindner comments on the Annual Meetings of the IMF and World Bank in Washington DC

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Implementing the Common Framework effectively: Christian Lindner discusses the international debt strategy

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Press statement by Christian Lindner after the meeting of G20 finance ministers

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