G20 leaders reveal global growth plan to boost GDP by $2 trillion

BRISBANE, Australia -- Leaders of the G20 nations finalized a plan Sunday to boost global GDP by more than $2 trillion over five years by investing in infrastructure and increasing trade.

The communique issued at the conclusion of their summit in Brisbane, Australia says the leaders plan to jumpstart growth, in part, by creating a global infrastructure hub.

The plan will purportedly help match potential investors with projects, and also help reduce the gap between male and female participation in the workforce by 25 per cent by 2025.

Australia's Prime Minister Tony Abbott said countries will hold each other to account by monitoring implementation of their commitments to boost growth.

Abbott noted the leaders unanimously agreed that expanding global trade would directly benefit countries and people around the world.

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  U.S. President Barack Obama, left, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott, centre, and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, right, shake hands at the start of their meeting at the G-20 Summit in Brisbane, Australia, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2014. (AP / Ian Waldie)