The club of finance ministers and central bankers who’ve steered the global economy through a quarter century of market meltdowns, recessions, wars and the pandemic meet this week facing new headwinds to their goal of broader prosperity — tariffs and the imminent threat of trade wars.
G20, Africa and Finance minister
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South Africa's G20 presidency to prioritise climate finance
The US is missing again as G20 finance chiefs meet in South Africa
Finance ministers and central bank chiefs from the Group of 20 developed and developing nations have gathered in South Africa for a two-day meeting.
G20 Finance track | Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meet
President Cyril Ramaphosa will this morning officially open the inaugural meeting of the Group of 20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors under South Africa’s G20 Presidency.
The erosion of multilateralism threatens global growth and stability, President Cyril Ramaphosa warned Wednesday at a G20 finance meeting in South Africa marked by the absence of the US treasury secretary.
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Russians Pin Hopes on Donald Trump as War Enters Fourth Year
Macron and Trump meet amid differing views on ending Russia’s war on Ukraine
Amid stark differences but also displays of friendship, Emmanuel Macron described his meeting with Donald Trump as a step toward a unified strategy on Ukraine. But do their views really align? CNN’s Stephen Collinson unpacks the high-stakes talks and what they mean for transatlantic relations.
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Trump Breaks With Allies on Russian Blame for War in Ukraine
China came out in support of U.S. President Donald Trump's bid to strike a deal with Russia to end the war in Ukraine, at a G20 meeting in South Africa on Thursday, while U.S. allies rallied around Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.
The G20 comprising 19 developed and developing countries has witnessed the storm in global diplomatic circles by US President Donald Trump. At the
However, Trump has been tough on Russia in the past. In 2019, he approved anti-tank missile sales to Ukraine. He also withdrew from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty blaming Russian violations. And he issued economic sanctions against a Russian ship involved inbuilding the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline.
PM travelling to Washington following his weekly Commons grilling after announcing dramatic increase in UK’s war chest
As the G20 foreign ministers' summit begins in Johannesburg, the US sends junior officials, reflecting Trump’s shifting global stance.
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