G20 FINANCE CHIEFS MEET UNDER TARIFF CLOUD IN SOUTH AFRICA

South Africa urged G20 countries to provide global and cooperative leadership to tackle challenges including rising trade barriers as the club’s finance chiefs met on Thursday under the shadow of President Donald Trump’s tariff threats. The G20, which emerged as a forum for cooperation to combat the 2008 global financial crisis, has for years been hobbled by disputes among key players that have been exacerbated by Russia’s war in Ukraine and Western sanctions on Moscow. Host South Africa, under its presidency’s motto “Solidarity, Equality, Sustainability”, has aimed to promote an African agenda, with topics including the high cost of capital and funding for climate change action.

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In opening remarks, South Africa’s Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana said the G20 must provide strategic global leadership, cooperation and action in the face of complex challenges.

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