Anant, Professor T.J.Rao and Professor Srikanth Iyer have accepted our invitation and agreed to share their views on the theme of the Conference. We look forward to Professor Anant’s thoughts on the challenges for statisticians in the context of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as part of our commitment to the G20 process.
Oil exporters, Japan and other Asian economies all have a significant share in the global surplus. Among the deficit or low saving countries, the share of U.S. deficit is very large. The East and Central European countries account for a very small share of the total deficit. Other economies do not have a prominent share in global imbalances.