G20 Rome summit will be workmanlike but unexciting
Thursday 28 October 2021 – Vol.12 Ed.43.5
Commentary: G20 is not up to today’s policy challenges
By Mark Sobel in Washington
All eyes will turn to Rome this week and the 2021 G20 leaders’ summit. These summits exist to tackle key global challenges and the Rome meeting comes at a perilous time. Yet given rising nationalism, international tensions and insufficient co-operation, the probable outcomes hardly befit the gravity of the moment — through no fault of the Italian presidency. A workmanlike, professional and unexciting Rome summit is likely.
Read the full commentary on the website.
Meeting: The road to recovery: infrastructure investment in a post-pandemic economy
Wednesday 3 November 07:00-09:00 GMT
Following 18 months of disruption, infrastructure projects and investment are beginning to heat back up across Asia Pacific. OMFIF and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation are holding two roundtables to discuss the key issues and opportunities for infrastructure in the region. The sessions will cover the macroeconomic climate, how to drive economic recovery and sustainable growth, infrastructure trends and connectivity in the aftermath of Covid-19.
Register to attend here.
