U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's absence follows a boycott of a G-20 foreign ministers meeting in South Africa by U.S.

The global economy is at risk of splintering under Donald Trump’s policy onslaught and could reignite inflation, the head of ...

Finance ministers and central bank chiefs from the Group of 20 developed and developing nations have gathered in South Africa for a ... U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and several other ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Finance ministers and ... day meeting marked by the absence of U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and several other high-profile figures. Bessent's absence ...

Finance ministers and central bank chiefs from the G20 gathered in South Africa, with the absence of key US figures ...

South Africa strives to salvage G20 talks focused on global poverty, amidst absences from major economies and foreign aid cuts. Despite challenges from climate, trade, and geopolitical tensions, ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa also called for increased funding to help developing countries combat climate change. The US has now skipped two G20 meetings in a row ...

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday slammed a visit by a lobby group for the country’s white minority Afrikaner community to the White House this week as ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, right, chats with a colleague at the G20 Finance Ministers and ...

Scott Bessent, U.S. Treasury Secretary, has called for a renewed focus on privatization to bolster economic stability, critiquing preceding administrations for excessive government intervention.