As expected, jobs and the economy were firmly on the agenda at the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Brisbane, Australia last week, with climate change making a surprise appearance after originally being excluded by the host nation.
“We have signed off on a peer-reviewed growth package that, if implemented, will achieve a 2.1% increase in global growth over the next five years, on top of business as usual,” said Australian Prime Minister, Tony Abbott.
The growth figure is feasible if all 800 measures are introduced successfully, according to the OECD and IMF.
Watch the closing remarks of the G20 host nation’s Prime Minister, Tony Abbott below:
