Group of Twenty
IMF and the Group of Twenty
This web page provides information on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and its relations and activities with the Group of Twenty (G-20).
Reform of the International Monetary System (IMS)
A strengthened International Monetary System (IMS) – one that is resilient to future turmoil – is a key goal of the world community as it recovers from the global economic crisis. Follow the efforts of policymakers, academics, and other experts here, at www.imsreform.org, as they debate and discuss reform proposals and work to build a more stable international monetary system.
Meetings of the Group of Twenty
2013
G-20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors' Meeting; Washington D.C, April 19, 2013
- Communiqué
- IMF Staff Note to G-20
G-20 Ministerial Meeting; Moscow, February 16, 2013
- IMF Staff Note to G-20, and Annex
- Statement by IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde
- Transcript of the Press Briefing by IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde
- Communiqué
2012
G-20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting; Mexico City, November 5, 2012
- IMF Staff Note to G-20
- Communiqué
- Statement by IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde
- The Financial Crisis and Information Gaps - Progress Report on the G-20 Data Gaps Initiative: Status, Action Plans, and Timetables
The G-20 Leaders' Summit, Los Cabos, Mexico, 18-19 June 2012
- G-20 Leaders' Declaration
- Statement by IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde on the G-20 Leaders' Summit in Los Cabos
- IMF Staff Reports for the G-20 Mutual Assessment Process
Meeting of Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors, Washington DC, 19-20 April 2012
- G-20 Communiqué
- Joint Statement by the IMFC and the G-20
- G-20/IMFC Press Conference: Webcast 
| Transcript
Meeting of the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors, Mexico City, February 25-26, 2012
- Communiqué
- IMF Statement
- IMF Staff Note to G-20
Meeting of G-20 Deputies, Mexico City, January 19-20, 2012
- IMF Staff Note to G-20
2011
Spotlight on G-20 as Mexico Takes Over Leadership; December 1, 2011
Cannes Summit Cannes, France; November 3-4, 2011
- Agenda: English | Français
- Communiqué: English
- "Building our Common Future: Renewed Collective Action for the Benefit of All"; The Cannes Summit Final Declaration
- The Cannes Action Plan for Growth and Jobs
- Statement by Christine Lagarde on the G-20 Cannes Summit
- IMF Staff Reports for the G-20 Mutual Assessment Process
Mobilizing Climate Finance -- A Paper prepared at the request of G20 Finance Ministers; November 4, 2011
- Market-Based Instruments for International Aviation and Shipping as a Source of Climate Finance -- Background Paper
- Promising Domestic Fiscal Instruments for Climate Finance -- Background Paper
Supporting the Development of More Effective Tax Systems -- A Report to the G20 Development Working Group by the IMF, OECD, UN and World Bank; November 3, 2011
Financial Stability Issues in Emerging Market and Developing Economies -- Report to the G-20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors by A Task Force of the FSB and Staff of the IMF and the World Bank; November 2, 2011
Macroprudential Policy Tools and Frameworks -- Progress Report to G20 October 27, 2011
Meeting of the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Paris, October 14-15, 2011
- Communiqué: English | Français
- IMF Staff Note to G-20
G20 Ministerial Meeting on Development, Washington DC, September 23, 2011
- Communiqué
Meeting of Finance Ministers and Central bank Governors, Washington DC, September 22, 2011
- Communiqué
Meeting of G-20 Deputies, Paris, France, July 9-10, 2011
- IMF Staff Note to G-20
- The Financial Crisis and Information Gaps (Joint IMF & FSB Report to G-20)
Meeting of Finance Ministers and Central bank Governors, Washington DC, April 14-15, 2011
- Communiqué
- IMF Staff Note to G-20
Ministerial Meeting, Paris, February 18-19, 2011
- Agenda
- Communiqué (English) | (Français)
- More Action Needed for "Right Kind of Recovery"
- Transcript of a Press Conference by Mr. Dominique Strauss-Kahn following the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting
- IMF Staff Note to G-20
- Macroprudential policy tools and frameworks -- Update to G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors
2010
Seoul Summit, Korea, November 11-12, 2010
- Agenda
- IMF Report on G-20 Mutual Assessment Process (MAP)
- IMF Factsheet on the MAP
- Communiqué
- IMF Press Release
Gyeongju Finance Ministers' & Central Bank Governors' Meeting, Korea, October 22-23, 2010
- Communiqué
- G-20 Ministers Agree ‘Historic’ Reforms in IMF Governance
- IMF Staff Note to G-20
Gwangju Meeting of G-20 Deputies Korea, September 4-5, 2010
- IMF Staff Note to G-20
Toronto Summit, Canada, June 26-27, 2010
- Declaration
- G-20 Leaders Aim for Balanced Growth, Revival of Jobs
- IMF Staff Note to G-20
- IMF Press Release
- Principles for Innovative Financial Inclusion
- Financial Sector Taxation -- The IMF's Report to the G-20 and Background Material
Busan Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting, Korea, June 4-5, 2010
- Communiqué
- IMF Staff Note to G-20
- The Financial Crisis and Information Gaps: Progress Report, Action Plans, and Timetables
Washington Meeting of Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors, April 23, 2010
- Communiqué
- IMF Staff Note to G-20
Seoul Meetings of G-20 Deputies, Korea, February 27, 2010
- IMF Staff Note to G-20
2009
St. Andrews Meeting of Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governor , U.K., November 6-7, 2009
- Communiqué
- IMF Staff Note to G-20
- The Financial Crisis and Information Gaps (Joint IMF & FSB Report to G-20)
Pittsburgh Leaders' Summit, USA, September 24-25, 2009
- Leaders' Statement
- IMF Staff Note to G-20
London Meeting of G-20 Ministers and Deputies, U.K., September 3-4, 2009
- Communiqué
- IMF Staff Note to G-20
Basel Meeting of G-20 Deputies, Switzerland, July 8, 2009
- IMF Staff Note to G-20
London Summit U.K., April 2, 2009
- Communiqué
- Declaration on strengthening the financial system
- Declaration on delivering resources through the international financial institutions
London Meeting of Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors, U.K., March 19, 2009
- Communiqué
- Communiqué Annex - Restoring lending: a framework for financial repair and recovery
- IMF Staff Note to G-20 on Global Economic Policies and Prospects
- IMF Staff Note Stocktaking of the G-20 Responses to the Global Banking Crisis
2008
São Paulo Meeting of Ministers and Governors, Brazil, November 8-9, 2008
- Communiqué
2007
Kleinmond Meeting of Ministers and Governors, South Africa, November 17-18, 2007
- Communiqué
2006
Melbourne Meeting of Ministers and Governors, Australia, November 18-19, 2006
- Communiqué
2005
Xianghe, Hebei Meeting of Ministers and Governors, China, October 15-16, 2005
- Communiqué
2004
Berlin, Meeting of Ministers and Governors, Germany, November 20-21, 2004
- Communiqué
2003
Morelia Meeting of Ministers and Governors, Mexico, October 26-27, 2003
- Communiqué
2002
New Delhi Meeting of Ministers and Governors, India, November 23, 2002
- Communiqué
2001
Ottawa Meeting of Ministers and Governors, Canada, November 16-17, 2001
- Communiqué
2000
Montréal Meeting of Ministers and Governors, Canada, October 25, 2000
- Communiqué
1999
Berlin Meeting of Ministers and Governors, Germany, December 15-16, 1999
- Communiqué
Mutual Assessment Process (MAP)
The MAP, conceived by G-20 members in 2009, aims to ensure that collective policy action will benefit all.
- IMF Staff Reports for the G-20 MAP; June 2012
- IMF Staff Reports for the G-20 MAP; November 2011
- IMF Report on G-20 MAP; November 2010
- The G-20 Mutual Assessment Process (MAP) -- A Factsheet
- IMF Analysis – Alternative Policy Scenarios
- The MAP: a Blog by Chief Economist Olivier Blanchard
- The IMF's Role in the MAP
G-20 Surveillance Notes
These Notes by the IMF staff provide a summary of global economic prospects at the time of the respective G-20 meeting.
