G-20 Looks Past Ukraine, Gaza to Seek Economic Consensus in Rio
- Brazil expects first G-20 communique issued in over two years
- Members agree to keep geopolitical themes in separate document
By Martha Viotti Beck
July 20, 2024 at 5:09 AM GMT+8
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Finance and central bank chiefs from the Group of 20 are on track to issue a consensus document about key economic themes at the end of their meeting in Rio de Janeiro next week, following two years of geopolitical disputes that overshadowed their work and raised questions about the very purpose of the G-20.
Geopolitical clashes, particularly the conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza, will be addressed in a separate chair statement published by the host nation together with the communique, according to ambassador Mauricio Carvalho Lyrio, the secretary for economic and financial affairs at Brazil’s foreign ministry.