Question: Where was the first G-20 meeting Finance Ministers and central bank governors held on March 19th-20th, 2018?
(a) New Delhi
(b) Tokyo
(c) Hamburg
(d) Buenos Aires
Answer: (d)
Related Facts
- On March 19th-20th, 2018, the first G-20 meeting Finance Ministers and central bank governors held in Buenos Aires.
- 57 delegates from different countries and organizations participated in this meeting.
- Among those present were Jim Yong Kim, president of the World Bank; Mario Draghi, president of the European Central Bank; Christine Lagarde, managing director of the IMF; and Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury of the United States.
- In all, 22 finance ministers, 17 central bank governors, and 10 heads of international organizations attended the meeting.
- This was the first meeting in five meetings to be organized in this manner. The remaining four meetings will be concluded before the G-20 summit from November 30 to December 1, 2018, in the presence of Argentina.
Reference:
https://g20.org/en/press/press-kit/press-releases/first-g20-meeting-finance-ministers-and-central-bank-governors-begins
https://www.g20.org/en/news/communique-first-g20-meeting-finance-ministers-and-central-bank-governors-2018