In June Mexico will host the 2012 G20 leaders’ summit, ahead of this ICAEW hosted a private forum with H.E Eduardo Medina-Mora Icaza, Mexican Ambassador to the UK, to discuss the role of business and the growing influence of emerging economies in the G20 process.
Michael Izza, ICAEW Chief Executive, recently attended the World Economic Forum in Davos to engage in discussions on global solutions to the financial challenges of 2012. ICAEW produced a short briefing containing our key recommendations and comments from the forum.
ICAEW held a private parliamentary roundtable with Chris Leslie MP, Shadow Financial Secretary to the Treasury, following the G20 summit in Cannes. The forum brought together leading business stakeholders and senior diplomats to consider what the outcomes of the G20 summit mean for the global economic recovery.
French Ambassador H.E. Bernard Emié set out the French presidency’s G20 priorities at Chartered Accountants’ Hall.
Following the two day G20 summit in Cannes ICAEW produced a short summary of the communiqué, with commentary as to where it overlaps with ICAEW’s submission to the G20.
Ahead of the G20 summit, ICAEW recommends that leaders convening in Cannes should commit to sound long-term public finances and free trade, in order to ensure a sustainable recovery.