Prime Minister Stephen Harper concluded a two-day visit to Brisbane, Australia, where he participated in the G-20 Leaders’ Summit on November 15 and 16, 2014. The visit was part of a broader trip to the region, which included a stop in Auckland, New Zealand, for an official visit. He was joined by Joe Oliver, Minister of Finance.
During the Brisbane Summit, leaders determined a number of concrete actions that the G-20 can take to strengthen the global economy. Discussions focused on infrastructure investment, job creation, increasing global trade, and strengthening collaboration on energy. Leaders also took stock of agreed-upon measures aimed at modernizing the international tax system and strengthening the financial system. All G-20 members put forward comprehensive growth strategies with a view to lifting their collective gross domestic product (GDP) over the next five years, by more than two per cent above the trajectory that was in place at the last G-20 Summit in St. Petersburg.
On the margins of the Summit, Prime Minister Harper met with the leaders of India, the EU, Spain and Senegal...
This has been excerpted from 16 November 2014 news release by the Office of the Prime Minister.
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