The first G20 meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors began on Monday in Buenos Aires, with the presence of 57 delegations¹ from countries and institutions.

 

首届G20财政部长以及央行行长会议周一在布宜诺斯艾利斯举行，这次会议有来自57个国家和协会的代表参加。
 

 

The summit, held at the capital's Center of Exhibitions and Conventions (CEC), gathers 22 finance ministers, 17 central bank governors and 10 heads of international organizations, including IMF Director-General Christine Lagarde and Administrator² of the United Nations Development Programme Achim Steiner.

 

With Argentina presiding the G20 this year, topics under discussion are likely to be infrastructure³ and the future of work in the digital arena⁴. 

 

After the U.S. announced tariffs⁵ on steel and aluminum⁶ imports of 25 and 10 percent respectively, the delegations are expected to put out a joint⁷ statement on the matter. 

 

This is the first of five such meetings to be held before Argentina hosts the G20 Summit on Nov. 30-Dec. 1.

 

The second meeting of G20 finance ministers and central bank governors will be held in Washington on April 20 before returning to the Argentinean capital on July 21.

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