G20 (developing countries)

The G20 of developing countries (as of 2006)
Green: permanent members. Red: other member countries.

The G20 of developing countries (sometimes also called G21, G22, G23 or G20 + due to the fluctuation of members ) is a group of developing and emerging countries that has given itself the same name as the older G20 of the economically strongest nations. It was founded on August 20, 2003 in the run-up to the fifth ministerial conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Cancún ( Mexico ) in September 2003. Leading members are Brazil , India , the People's Republic of China and Turkey .

history

The G20 mainly dealt with issues relating to agriculture . During the WTO conference in Cancún, the group developed into a serious opponent of the previously dominant states within the WTO, particularly in the area of agricultural policy . The central concern was the implementation of the relevant agendas of the Doha Round of the WTO in November 2001. In particular, the countries represented in the G20 demanded the dismantling of agricultural subsidies and the lifting of import restrictions for agricultural products in countries such as the USA and the European Union . Since the proposals of the USA and the EU did not correspond to the results of the Doha Round and the G20 countries unanimously stuck to their demands, the negotiations failed.