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This section includes any documents produced by the G20 during Australia's 2014 presidency, including communiques. It will provide access to reports prepared by international organisations to contribute to the G20 processes.

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G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting, Cairns

• Communiqué – Meeting of G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors, Cairns, 20-21 September 2014 | PDF

Annex documents

• IMF Surveillance Note, September 2014. | PDF

• Growth Friendly Fiscal Policy, IMF Note, September 2014. | PDF

• Quantifying the Impact of G-20 Members' Growth Strategies OECD/IMF report, September 2014. | PDF

• Budget Institutions in G20 Countries IMF Note, September 2014. | PDF

• A set of Leading Practices on Promoting and Prioritising Quality Investment, September 2014 | PDF

• Prioritizing Projects to Enhance Development Impact, World Bank Group, June 2014. | PDF

• G20/OECD Report on Effective Approaches to Support Implementation of the G20/OECD High-Level Principles on Long-Term Investment Financing by Institutional Investors, report to G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors, September 2014 (and annex). | PDF

• G20/OECD Checklist on Long-Term Investment Financing Strategies and Institutional Investors, September 2014. | PDF

• G20/OECD High Level Round Table on Institutional Investors and Long Term Investment – Discussion Summary, Organised Under the Aegis of the G20 Australian Presidency, the OECD and the Singapore Ministry of Finance, June 2014. | PDF

• Information Update on MDB Exposure Exchange Arrangements, World Bank Group report, August 2014. | PDF

• Global Infrastructure Facility: Update for G20, World Bank Group, September 2014. | PDF

• Report on infrastructure agenda and response to the assessments of project preparation facilities in Asia and Africa, G20 Development Working Group, September 2014. | PDF

• Financial Reforms – Completing the job and looking ahead, Financial Stability Board Chairman's letter to G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors, September 2014. | PDF

• Part I – Base Erosion and Profit Shifting, Automatic Exchange of Information and Tax and138Development, Part II – Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes, OECD Secretary-General Report to the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors, September 2014. | PDF

• G20 Common Reporting Standard Implementation Plan, September 2014. | PDF

• G20 Response to 2014 Reports on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting and Automatic Exchange of TaxInformation for Developing Countries, G20 Development Working Group, September 2014. | PDF

• Financial Action Task Force Progress Report to the G20, September 2014. | PDF

• Climate Finance Study Group: Report to Ministers, September 2014. | PDF

Reports supporting tax and development work

• OECD Report to G20 Development Working Group on the Impact of Base Erosion and Profit Shifting in Low Income Countries (Parts 1 and 2), August 2014. | PDF

• Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes — Automatic Exchange of Information: a Roadmap for Developing Country Participation,August 2014 | PDF

Reports previous​ly requested by the G20

• Fifth Progress Report on the Implementation of the G-20 Data Gaps Initiative, Report from the Staf of the IMF and the FSB Secretariat to G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors, September 2014. Originally tasked by Ministers and Governors (November 2009), progress report provided annually. | PDF

• Private financing and government support to promote long-term investments in infrastructure, OECD report to Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors, September 2014. Tasked by Leaders at St Petersburg (September 2013). | PDF

• Update on financial regulatory factors affecting the supply of long-term investment finance, FSB Report to G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors, September 2014. Tasked by Leaders at St Petersburg (September 2013). | PDF

• Recent Developments in Local Currency Bond Markets, a note prepared by the World Bank Group in consultation with international organisations, August 2014. Originally tasked by Ministers and Governors (July 2013), to be provided annually. | PDF

• A Multipronged Integrated Approach to the Development of Securities Markets: the Deep Dive, World Bank Group report, August 2014. Originally tasked by Leaders at St Petersburg (September 2013), to be provided annually. | PDF

• 2014 Financial Inclusion Action Plan, Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion, September 2014. Tasked by Leaders in St Petersburg (September 2013). | PDF

• Effective Approaches to Support the Implementation of the remaining G20/OECD High-Level Principles of Financial Consumer Protection, September 2014. Tasked by Leaders at St Petersburg for next Summit (September 2013) and addendum | PDF

• OECD/INFE Progress Report on Financial Education, OECD/International Network on Financial Education, September 2014. Tasked by Leaders at St Petersburg (September 2013). | PDF<

• BIS, FSB and IMF letter on progress regarding data gaps on foreign currency exposures: Submissions by the BIS/FSB on risks from corporate balance sheets and by the staff of the IMF, September 2014. Tasked by Ministers and Governors (February 2014). | PDF

• Report of the OTC Derivatives Regulators Group (ODRG) on Cross-Border Implementation Issues,September 2014. Tasked by Leaders at St Petersburg (September 2013). | PDF

• Jurisdictions' ability to defer to each other's OTC derivatives market regulatory regimes, FSB report to G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors, September 2014. Tasked by Ministers and Governors (February 2014). | PDF

• IOSCO Report on the Implementation of the Principles for Oil Price Reporting Agencies, September 2014. Tasked by Leaders at St Petersburg (September 2013). | PDF

• IOSCO Final Report: Update to Survey on the Principles for the Regulation and Supervision of Commodity Derivatives Markets, September 2014. Tasked by Ministers and Governors (November 2012). PDF

• Transitional policies to assist the poor while phasing out inefficient fossil fuel subsidies that encourage wasteful consumption, World Bank Group's report to G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors, September 2014. Tasked by Leaders at St Petersburg (September 2013). | PDF

Labour and Employment Ministerial meeting

Ministerial Declaration – Meeting of G20 Labour and Employment Ministers, Melbourne, 10-11 September 2014 | PDF 405KB

• OECD, ILO, IMF and World Bank – Achieving Stronger Growth by Promoting a More Gender-balanced Economy | PDF 1.42MB
• OECD, ILO and World Bank – G20 Labour Markets: Outlook, Key Challenges and Policy Responses | PDF 1.15MB
• OECD and ILO – Promoting Better Labour Market Outcomes for Youth | PDF 1.27MB
• OECD – Preventing Unemployment and Underemployment From Becoming Structural | PDF 1.34MB
• OECD – Effective Local Strategies to Boost Quality Job Creation, Employment, and Participation | PDF 710KB
• ILO – Informality and the Quality of Employment in G20 Countries | PDF 700KB
• ILO – Creating Safe and Healthy Workplaces for All | PDF 456MB

Trade Ministers meeting

Chairman's Summary – Meeting of G20 Trade Ministers, Sydney, 19 July 2014 | PDF 220KB

• OECD, WTO and World Bank – Global Value Chains: Challenges Opportunities, and Implications for Policy | PDF 1.63MB

G20 International Tax Symposium

G20 International Tax Symposium Report | PDF 6MB

G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting

Communiqué – Meeting of G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors, Washington D.C., 10-11 April 2014 | PDF 171KB

• World Bank – Optimizing World Bank Group Resources and Supporting Infrastructure Financing | PDF 254KB
• OECD – Pooling of Institutional Investors Capital – Selected case studies in unlisted equity infrastructure | PDF 1.28MB
• IMF and World Bank – Revised Guidelines for Public Debt Management | PDF 594KB
• FSB – Financial Reforms – Update on Progress | PDF 215KB
• ODRG – Report of the OTC Derivatives Regulators Group on Cross-Border Implementation Issues | PDF 160KB
• Anti-Corruption Working Group – Co-chair Report to Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors | PDF 75KB
• OECD – How can competition contribute to the G20 commitment to raise GDP by at least 2%? | PDF 203KB

Communiqué – Meeting of G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors, Sydney, 22-23 February 2014 | PDF 49KB

• IMF – Note on global prospects and policy challenges | PDF 1.5 MB
• IMF – Note on macroeconomic and reform priorities and policies for growth and rebalancing | PDF 1.1MB
• World Bank – Success stories and lessons learned: Country, sector and project examples of overcoming constraints to the financing of infrastructure | PDF 865KB
• World Bank – Practical solutions and models for addressing obstacles to institutional investment in infrastructure in developing countries | PDF 1.3MB
• World Bank – Sovereign wealth funds and long-term development finance: risks and opportunities | PDF 848KB
• OECD – Prioritisation of work to inform effective implementation approaches of G20/OECD high level principles on long-term investment financing by institutional investors | PDF 158KB
• OECD – Part I – Base erosion and profit shifting and automatic exchange of information and Part II – Global forum and transparency and exchange of information for tax purposes; OECD Secretary – General report to the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors | PDF 1.8KB
• FSB – Financial Reforms – progress and challenges | PDF 184KB
• Republic of Korea – Australian G20 Presidency – Korean Government summary of Seoul G20 Conference on spillovers and the global financial safety net, particularly regional financing arrangements | PDF 266KB

Materials prepared by the Australian presidency

• Overview of Australia's Presidency | PDF 110KB
• Policy Note: Lifting G20 GDP by more than 2 per cent above the trajectory implied by current policies over the coming 5 years | PDF 235KB
• Policy note: Strategies for economic growth | PDF 260KB
• Policy note: Working arrangements | PDF 620KB
• Policy note: Working with partners | PDF 882KB
• Policy note: A G20 agenda for growth and resilience in 2014 | PDF 205KB

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Source: Official website of the 2014 G20 Australian presidency