Full coverage: G20 Hangzhou Summit
The Business 20, or B20, Summit will be held on Saturday, one day before the start of the G20 Summit. The leaders of 140 Top 500 companies have been chosen to draft business suggestions and proposals for discussion at the G20 summit. The B20 agenda includes such key topics as financial technology, trade and investment, and inclusive development.
Green finance will top the agenda on the financial side. Green finance focuses on investments in resource consumption, the environment, and climate change. Also high on the agenda will be financial technology. Fintech includes A-I investment advice programs and Block-chain, the base technology for Bitcoin.
Asset management will also be an important topic. With the rise of the middle class, and aging populations, demand for investment and superannuation funds is expected to surge.