Informal T20 policy notes

These Informal T20 policy note contributions have been developed by think tanks from around the world, with an emphasis on analytical rigor, policy relevance, and balanced participation across advanced and emerging economies.

They aim to address core priorities of the U.S. G20 presidency as well as core G20 legacy issues.

CO-LEADS: Homi Kharas, The Brooking Institution; Bambang Brodjonegoro, Asian Development Bank Institute; Yose Rizal Damuri, CSIS Indonesia

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• Regionalism and G20 support for neighboring non-G20 developing countries
  Bambang Brodjonegoro, Karim El Aynaoui
• Growth imbalances reconsidered: Toward financial stability and inclusive growth
  Kevin P. Gallagher, Haihong Gao, Yan Liang, Panpan Yang, Wanting Xiong, Ming Zhang, Maria Zucker-Marques
• Agency, transformation, and resilience: A development agenda for small states
  Pepukaye Bardouille
• Plurilateral cooperation within the WTO: Priorities for the G20
  Axel Berger
• Maintaining a rules-based multilateral trade order: Constructive incrementalism and the building blocks for reform
  Mari Pangestu, Rania Teguh

CO-LEADS: Sarang Shidore, Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft; Maiara Folly, Plataforma CIPÓ; Victoria Panova, HSE University, Moscow; Paul Samson, Centre for International Governance Innovation

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• Strategic industrial partnerships for inclusive, resilient energy transitions and sustainable mineral value chains
  Beatriz Matos, Anna Pérez Català, Gaylor Montmasson-Clair

CO-LEADS: Richard Ponzio, Stimson Center; Linda Bonyo, Lawyers Hub Africa; Anirban Sarma, Observer Research Foundation; Stephanie Diepeveen, ODI Global; Divij Joshi, ODI Global; Sarah Nicole, Project Liberty; Mauro Solano, Insight 21, Universidad Siglo 21

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• Guarding the grid: Safeguarding global finance in the age of AI infrastructure
  Stephanie Diepeveen, Erin Watson
• Data as a valuable asset: Power, market structure, and sovereignty
  Sarah Nicole, Stephanie Diepeveen, Sumedha Deshmukh
• Equitable compute cooperation and the role of the G20
  Divij Joshi, Jai Vipra, Lucia Velasco
• From principles to practice: The G20 and the construction of people-centric DPI through subnational governments
  Mauro Solano
• Making AI cooperation work: Connecting the G20 and the UN
  Basu Chandola, Anirban Sarma

CO-LEADS: Amar Bhattacharya, The Brookings Institution; Kevin P. Gallagher, Boston University; Daouda Sembene, AfriCatalyst; Marcos Caramuru, CEBRI

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• More critical than ever: Delivering MDB reform for growth and resilience in a changed world
  Masood Ahmed, Amar Bhattacharya, Tanu Goyal, Homi Kharas, Hans Peter Lankes, Nancy Lee, Annalisa Prizzon
• Building a global public development finance ecosystem: Unlocking the potential of MDB-NDB partnerships for green structural transformation
  Kevin P. Gallagher, Florian Leon, Thomas Marois, Dileimy Orozco, Ulrich Volz, Jiajun Xu, Joshua Yindenaba Abor
• Strengthening the global debt architecture: The role of the G20 in advancing sovereign debt reform
  Kathrin Berensmann, Richard H. Carey, C. Randall Henning, José Siaba Serrate, Rémy Alexandre Weber, Haihong Gao, Daouda Sembene

CO-LEADS: Chandrima Das, Stimson Center; Zachary Paikin, Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft; Laura Chappell, Institute for Public Policy Research; Christian Kastrop, Global Solutions Initiative; Vidisha Mishra, Global Solutions Initiative; Elizabeth Sidiropoulos, South African Institute of International Affairs

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• The peace agenda in a multipolar world
  Aslı Bâli and Samuel Moyn
• The G20 and UN Security Council reform: Managing an international order in transition
  Zachary Paikin, Adriana Abdenur, Sameer Patil