A more streamlined G20 process would be in line with Bessent's call in April for the International Monetary Fund and World Bank to focus on their core missions of financial stabil

At the G20 meeting in Durban, Canada's finance minister emphasized the need to combat the prevailing uncertainty caused by trade restrictions and tariffs. With discussions overshadowed by U.S. policies,

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 (July 17) under the shadow of President Donald Trump's tariff threats.

DURBAN (Reuters) -Major economies cannot allow uncertainty to become the new norm even though they face a novel world of growing trade restrictions and tariffs, Canada's finance minister said on Thursday.

Treasurers, finance ministers and central bank governors are currently gathering in South Africa for G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meetings.

Delivering the opening remarks at the 3rd G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting, held in KwaZulu-Natal, Godongwana called for unity, decisive policymaking, and a commitment to inclusive multilateralism.

National Treasury said that finance ministers and central bank governors were on the brink of reaching consensus as fiscal and monetary policy leaders meet for a third time under South Africa’s G20 presidency.

By Colleen Goko and Kopano Gumbi JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -Another no-show by U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Donald Trump's tariff threats and rising tensions between Washington and BRICS countries all look set to overshadow this week's meeting of G20 finance chiefs in Durban,