File photo: Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz speaks via video link during a virtual G20 summit on coronavirus disease (Covid-19), in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia March 26, 2020 ReutersG20 leaders also injected $11 trillion to safeguard the global economyThe G20 leaders summit will be held virtually on November 21-22, Saudi Arabia said on Monday. The summit will focus on protecting lives and restoring growth by addressing vulnerabilities uncovered during the pandemic and by laying down foundations for a better future, the government said in a statement. "The G20 has contributed over $21 billion to support the production, distribution and access to diagnostics, therapeutics and vaccines," the statement said. It has also injected $11 trillion to safeguard the global economy and launched a debt suspension initiative for least developed countries allowing them to defer $14 billion in debt payments due this year.

Source: Dhaka Tribune September 28, 2020 02:37 UTC