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File Photo: Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) shakes hands with then US Vice President Joe Biden (L) inside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping will arrive on the Indonesian island of Bali on Monday for a long-awaited meeting with US ...

Indonesian President Joko Widodo attends the ASEAN summit held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia November 11, 2022.

Indonesia president launches G20 pandemic fund, seeks more money

by Sesona Mahlahla

13 November 2022, 12:17 PM

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Indonesia President Joko Widodo said on Sunday at the launch of a Group of 20 (G20) pandemic fund that the ...

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen attends the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, 15 July 2022.

Yellen says G20 must act to address short-term food insecurity crisis

by Raymond Akamby

15 July 2022, 9:32 AM

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US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Friday urged Group of 20 major economies to take urgent action to address a ...

British Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak speaks at a statement on the economic update session, at the House of Commons in London, Britain March 23, 2022.

Britain to avoid some G20 meetings with Russia

by Bongisipho Magcaba

19 April 2022, 8:15 PM

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British finance minister Rishi Sunak will boycott some G20 meetings in Washington this week if Russia attends, as part of ...

G20 Rome summit ends with commitment to addressing multiple global challenges

by Chuma Nobanda

1 November 2021, 8:00 AM

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The G20 Summit in Rome ended on Sunday with the adoption of a declaration reaffirming the crucial role of multilateralism ...

Italian Health Minister Roberto Speranza speaks to reporters in Rome, Italy, February 25, 2020.

G20 urges COVID-19 help for poor states, but was short on new commitments

by Wendy Mothata

7 September 2021, 6:13 AM

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The Group of 20 rich countries said on Monday more efforts were needed to help poor countries vaccinate their populations ...

File photo of G20 members at a summit in Japan.

Italian presidency says the country is struggling to reach common ground on G20 climate position

by Thabiso Malesele

16 July 2021, 4:50 PM

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Italy is struggling to reach agreement on a joint statement over climate commitments among G20 countries days before a summit ...

Italy, which heads the Group of 20 major economies this year, is pushing for a $500 billion issuance of SDRs as a way to provide liquidity to poor countries hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic without increasing their debt levels.

Big economies agree to boost IMF funding, Georgieva says

by Richard Brooks

3 March 2021, 12:32 AM

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G20 major economies have agreed to raise International Monetary Fund reserves with a new allocation of the fund’s own special ...

The G20 debt relief initiative - launched shortly after the start of the pandemic in the spring - has helped 46 of 73 eligible countries defer $5.7 billion in 2020 debt service payments, freeing up funds for countries to fight the pandemic and shore up their economies.

G20 to extend debt relief to mid-2021, pushes private sector to help

by Bomkazi Malobola

23 November 2020, 2:15 AM

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Leaders of the world’s 20 biggest economies on Sunday endorsed a plan to extend a freeze in official debt service ...

The President says there appears to be consensus in the G20 that access to an effective COVID-19 vaccine should be universal, fair and equitable.

President Ramaphosa appeals to G20 leaders for COVID-19 vaccine

by Celestine Hendricks

22 November 2020, 8:16 AM

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South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has appealed to leaders of the G20 nations to ensure that all countries have access ...

VIDEO | President Ramaphosa addresses virtual G20 summit

by SABC

21 November 2020, 3:15 PM

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President Cyril Ramaphosa has the virtual summit of G20 nations as efforts to find solutions to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic ...

Boris Johnson will also use Sunday's session to call on those leaders yet to make net-zero commitments to make the same pledge, just under a month before Britain co-hosts the Climate Ambition Summit on December 12.

British PM Johnson urges G20 to do more to combat COVID

by Richard Brooks

21 November 2020, 12:53 AM

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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will urge other G20 leaders to take more ambitious action to defeat the coronavirus pandemic ...

Japan's newly-appointed Finance Minister Taro Aso speaks at a news conference in Tokyo, Japan, September 16, 2020.

G7 ministers back extension of debt freeze for poorest nations; urge reforms

by SABC Digital News

25 September 2020, 7:21 PM

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G7 finance ministers on Friday backed an extension of a G20 temporary freeze in debt payments and recognized the need ...

[File photo] German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses the lower house of parliament Bundestag, in Berlin, Germany.

Germany pledges 3 billion euros for poor countries

by SABC

18 July 2020, 5:29 PM

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Germany pledged 3 billion euros ($3.4 billion) at a meeting of G20 finance ministers to help the world's poorest countries, ...

Saudi Arabia, the current G20 chair has pledged $500 million to support global efforts to combat the pandemic.

G20 pledges more than $21 billion to fight coronavirus

by Richard Brooks

6 June 2020, 3:51 AM

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The Group of 20 rich and emerging economies has pledged more than $21 billion to fight the coronavirus, the group ...

The Saudi G20 secretariat said that the ministers shared their national experiences, addressed necessary actions to improve preparedness and discussed systemic weaknesses exposed by the pandemic.

G20 health ministers acknowledge health systems’ vulnerability to pandemics

by Bomkazi Malobola

20 April 2020, 4:40 AM

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Health ministers from the Group of 20 major economies discussed weaknesses in health systems that made the world vulnerable to ...

The meeting came amid widespread criticism - including from many G20 member countries - of US President Donald Trump’s decision on Tuesday to temporarily halt funding to the World Health Organization over its handling of the COVID-19 disease pandemic, which has now killed 131 000 people.

G20 countries agree debt freeze for world’s poorest countries

by Richard Brooks

16 April 2020, 5:19 AM

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Finance officials from the Group of 20 major economies agreed on Wednesday to suspend debt service payments for the world’s ...

In a letter to the G20, the signatories ask the world’s richest nations for more than $200 billion in additional financing to supplement actions being taken by International Financial Institutions.

Mbeki joins the call for G20 to commit more funds to fight COVID-19

by Celestine Hendricks

11 April 2020, 9:00 AM

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Former President Thabo Mbeki has joined over 200 former Presidents, Prime Ministers and International Public Servants in calling on the ...

The campaign urged the immediate cancellation of 69 poor countries’ debt payments for the rest of the year, including to private creditors, estimating that it would free up over $25 billion for the countries, or $50 billion if extended for 2021.

Social groups urge mass debt relief for poor countries hit by crisis

by Richard Brooks

7 April 2020, 3:14 AM

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Nearly 140 campaign groups and charities urged the IMF and World Bank, G20 governments and private creditors on Tuesday to ...

World Bank urges G20 to refrain from export restrictions for pandemic supplies

by Richard Brooks

31 March 2020, 1:35 AM

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The World Bank on Monday urged the Group of 20 major economies (G20) to refrain from imposing new export restrictions ...

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Ahead of a tense G20 summit, Biden and Xi to meet for talks

Indonesia president launches G20 pandemic fund, seeks more money

Yellen says G20 must act to address short-term food insecurity crisis

Britain to avoid some G20 meetings with Russia

G20 Rome summit ends with commitment to addressing multiple global challenges

G20 urges COVID-19 help for poor states, but was short on new commitments

Italian presidency says the country is struggling to reach common ground on G20 climate position

Big economies agree to boost IMF funding, Georgieva says

G20 to extend debt relief to mid-2021, pushes private sector to help

President Ramaphosa appeals to G20 leaders for COVID-19 vaccine

VIDEO | President Ramaphosa addresses virtual G20 summit

British PM Johnson urges G20 to do more to combat COVID

G7 ministers back extension of debt freeze for poorest nations; urge reforms

Germany pledges 3 billion euros for poor countries

G20 pledges more than $21 billion to fight coronavirus

G20 health ministers acknowledge health systems’ vulnerability to pandemics

G20 countries agree debt freeze for world’s poorest countries

Mbeki joins the call for G20 to commit more funds to fight COVID-19

Social groups urge mass debt relief for poor countries hit by crisis

World Bank urges G20 to refrain from export restrictions for pandemic supplies

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