Trump’s Trade War Tests G-20’s Resolve to Stay on Course
Finance Ministers attend the G20 Finance and Central Bank Deputies and Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors' Meetings in Zimbali, South Africa.
Photographer: Rajesh Jantilal/AFP/Getty ImagesAs some of the world’s most powerful finance ministers meet at a beach-side resort in South Africa, this year’s Group of 20 host is trying to keep its agenda on course.
A global trade war, initiated by US President Donald Trump, and the acrimony it has wrought between major economies means that the group is struggling to keep its focus on South Africa’s stated aims, which include debt relief, sustainable finance and reforms to the world’s development-finance institutions.