G20 Development Working Group Submissions
3.2 DWG Engagement with Commonwealth
and La Francophonie Members
Three annual DWG-Commonwealth-OIF meetings
have taken place since 2011: Cape Town in
June 2011; Washington DC in April 2012; and
Washington DC in April 2013. Each meeting was
attended by all six Commonwealth and OIF G20
members (Australia, Canada, India, France, South
Africa and the UK), incumbent DWG Chairs and
other G20 members. Each successive meeting drew
broader developing country participation.
The meetings focused on shared policy priorities for
each G20 Presidency, the DWG and Commonwealth
and OIF developing countries (CF countries). To
support discussion, papers were prepared on many
areas of the G20 development agenda¹³. Participants
identified and recommended practical steps for
global action, shared knowledge and development
experiences, and provided valuable contributions to
enrich the G20 development agenda.
Key Messages
Issues Discussed
Cape Town, June 2011
TRADE
The DWG should encourage the WTO to consider development as an
integral part of its agenda, for example by:
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establishing a task force to examine the feasibility of a more
comprehensive duty-free and quota-free framework;
examining options to simplify and streamline rules of origin
implementing the WTO services modalities for LDCs; and
expanding the overall G20 preference regime to the poorest
countries.
FINANCIAL
INCLUSION
G20 should:
adopt an SME financing framework;
develop a set of indicators on financial inclusion;
ormulate principles for effective financial inclusion; and
develop region specific programs and new initiatives to build
capacity, including in insurance and micro-financial services.
Washington DC, April 2012
INCLUSIVE
GREEN
GROWTH
LICS highlighted the need to generate new sources of growth and
employment, particularly amongst the youth, increase energy
efficiency and promote sustainable consumption and production and
renewable energy supplies.
G20 should help to:
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scale up investment in the natural resource base;
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adopt new initiatives to promote knowledge sharing in
forging effective pathways to green growth and sustainable
development; and
identify and securing viable financing options and frameworks to
support transformative actions in developing countries.
Chapter 3
Outreach to Low Income Countries through
G20 Development Working Group
13 These papers are available at http://tinyurl.com/lcweahm (2011);
http://tinyurl.com/Isakr5h (2012); and http://tinyurl.com/n4jf2fz
(2013).View entire presentation