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Does the G20 summit really make a difference? World leaders reckon it does

Analysis shows most G20 promises are kept, and the forum really does exert a positive influence on its member nations.

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Family picture during the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting in Baden-Baden, Germany

Adam Triggs | The Conversations
“The secret to success is sincerity. Learn to fake that, and you’ve got it made.”

So goes an old gag. Many might be wondering something similar about this weekend’s G20 summit in Buenos Aires.

Each year the leaders of 20 of the world’s largest economies get together and make a lot of promises about working together to make the world a better place.

Are those promises kept? Are they just committing to do things they would have done anyway?

In short, does the G20 summit really make any difference?

To find out, I interviewed dozens of politicians and officials from every G20 country about the

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