Divided G20 split over Ukraine, slow progress on debt

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GANDHINAGAR: G20 finance chiefs ended talks in India on Tuesday (Jul 18) with disagreement over Russia's war in Ukraine, limited progress on debt restructuring and warnings that divisions between rich and poor nations risked deepening poverty. Many countries are still recovering from the coronavirus pandem

It will"likely to have an impact on food prices, which will more heavily impact poorer nations", South African Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana said.

"The thing that keeps me up at night is a mistrust that is quietly pulling the Global North and South apart at a time when we need to be uniting," Ajay Banga said Tuesday. "When they should be ascendant, they're concerned promised resources will be diverted to Ukraine's reconstruction, they feel energy rules aren't applied evenly, constraining ambition, and they're worried the grip of poverty will pull down another generation."

"We were able to push this agenda of debt distress, particularly among the Global South countries, and that speedy, effective resolution should happen," Sitharaman said.

 

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