Monday, 26 June 2023 | PNS | DEHRADUN
Delegates from G20 member countries, invitee countries and international organisations reached here on Sunday for the third G20 Infrastructure Working Group (IWG) meeting scheduled to take place in Rishikesh from June 26 to 28. The delegates will participate in the meeting to further the discussions on the 2023 Infrastructure Agenda under the Indian G20 Presidency and follow up on the discussions held during the second IWG meeting held during March in Visakhapatnam.
The G20 IWG deliberates on various aspects of infrastructure investments, including developing infrastructure as an asset class, promoting quality infrastructure investment and identifying innovative instruments for mobilising financial resources for infrastructure investment. The outcomes of the IWG feed into the G20 finance track priorities and promote infrastructure development.
Officials state that in the third IWG meeting, substantive progress will be discussed towards the various workstreams of the 2023 Infrastructure Agenda. The flagship priority to be discussed in this meeting is “Financing Cities of Tomorrow: Inclusive, Resilient and Sustainable” along with other priorities.
During the three-day meetings, various official meetings and cultural programmes have been planned for the delegates. In addition to the formal discussions, the delegates will experience Rishikesh’s rich culture and beautiful landscapes.
On the sidelines of the IWG meetings, two side events have also been planned. A high-level seminar on roadmap to sustainable cities will be organised in partnership with the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank on Monday. The discussions across the three sessions will allow G20 decision-makers to hear key challenges, from climate change to infrastructure resiliency, fast urbanization, and inclusiveness, along with exploring the role of technology, Infratech and digitisation. A
roundtable on making India an MRO hub will be held on Tuesday to discuss opportunities that India has to offer in the MRO space.
