"The G20 was built around a presumption that all the world's major economies shared a common interest in a stable, relatively open global economy," said Brad Setser of the Council on Foreign Relations. "But Trump doesn't really care about stability and wants a more closed global economy."

DURBAN - G20 finance ministers and central bank governors have shrugged off United States (US) President Donald Trump’s poor endorsement of the bloc’s work under South Africa’s presidency. The finance track met for a third time in Zimbali in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) this week—with talks wrapping up yesterday.

Finance chiefs from the Group of 20 advanced and emerging economies said Friday that the global economy is facing

Finance leaders from G20 nations are nearing a unified stance on trade and global challenges during a meeting in Durban. This potential agreement, the first since President Trump's election, aims to address trade tensions and climate finance without binding terms,

A meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors from the Group of 20 in Durban, South Africa, will seek to deepen global relationships in "turbulent times", German finance ministry sources said on Tuesday.

In opening remarks, South Africa's Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana said the G20 must provide strategic global leadership, cooperation and action in the face of complex challenges.