The 4th G20 Sustainable Finance Working Group Meeting began on Wednesday (13 September 2023) at Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh to finalise the 2023 G20 Sustainable Finance Report. The two-day meeting under India’s G20 Presidency brings together over 80 delegates from G20 member countries, special invitee countries, and International Organisations.
Akashvani correspondent reports that the delegates presented highlights of their progress in implementing the G20 Sustainable Finance Roadmap. Selected G20 members and International Organizations presented progress on Focus Areas on market development and approaches to align investments to sustainability goals.
After a hectic schedule of the day, the delegates went to see the famous Ganga Aarti on a river cruise in the evening. Tomorrow selected discussion will happen on the progress in the Focus Area on the role of IFIs, public finance, and incentives. Adoption of the 2023 G20 Sustainable Finance Report and discussion on the implementation of the 2023 deliverables will take place in the afternoon. On Thursday (14 September 2023)evening the delegates will visit Sarnath.
