China, Russia object to common statement issued by the FMCBG condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. China says meeting not right forum to discuss geopolitical issues.
She emphasised the need for strengthening global financial safety net, including reviewing IMF's quota resources, which are critical for ensuring predictability of its firepower.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman says progress made on various issues like regulation of crypto assets, restructuring of debt & taxation frameworks, but these are 'possible takeaways'.
Russia hit back, accusing West of turning work on G20 agenda into “farce” and said Western delegations wanted to shift responsibility for their economic failures onto Moscow.
By David Lawder and Aftab Ahmed BENGALURU (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen accused Russian officials attending a G20 finance leaders meeting of being "complicit" in atrocities in
Liu Kun, China's finance minister, said international financial institutions & commercial creditors should follow the principle of 'joint action, fair burden' in debt settlements.
International Monetary Fund has forecast global GDP growth for 2023 at 2.9%, up from a 2.7% forecast in October, but still well below the 3.4% achieved in 2022.
The significance of visit lay precisely in the combination— limited time, expansive representation, substantive outcomes. Such visits do not occur when pressing issues are absent.
Premier David Eby, the leader of the minerals- and gas-rich province of British Columbia, spoke with executives at Tata Steel and Reliance Industries on a trade mission to India.
Overall, President Droupadi Murmu has approved Gallantry awards to 70 armed forces personnel, including six posthumous, on the eve of 77th Republic Day.
No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.
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