COMMENT: Developing countries face a debt crisis that will only become worse as the Covid-19 pandemic continues, and massive debt relief will inevitably be necessary. The only question is whether it will be designed to address the even larger climate crisis
The pandemic has disrupted governments’ plans to flatline the upward trajectory of global warming
Civic organisations from across the world ask whether this moment will go down in history as yours truly stepping up to the challenge, or the moment when you caved in to powerful elites
The complaint states that the background checks on journalists were “neither ordered nor authorised by any magistrate”
Health, debt and hunger are huge threats to the continent’s stability
The state of politics and geopolitics has been exacerbated, rather than stabilised, by the coronavirus crisis
The country is being pushed to develop more SEZs. But is this a viable strategy, given unemployment and ‘deglobalisation’?
Both countries have a strong orientation towards multilateralism and democratic values
The latest report card on how we are doing as a country to reduce emissions is in — and we’re not doing well
Clearly the problem lies not in the G20 per se but in its member nations
This last Sona has been widely criticised for, among other things, lacking precision and detail
The ANC’s head of economic transformation, Enoch Godongwana, told Carte Blanche viewers that some South African banks refused to put money in coal.
The environmental threat to humanity means world leaders must finish what they started
In the face of overwhelming scientific evidence, a few obdurate nations have delayed the critical response
An increase scheduled for January 1, was "scrapped for the year 2019" in its entirety, Environment Minister Francois de Rugy announced on BFM TV
The ceasefire follows months of tensions and tit-for-tat custom duties on hundreds of billions of dollars worth of goods
Here are five moments from the first day of the summit
For the first time in years the IMF is optimistic about global economic growth, but debt is mounting in the world’s largest countries.
It is not just the splits in the West that could make this year’s G20 memorable.
The main aim is to lower the level of risk for private investments, writes Germany’s Finance minister about a new plan: the G20 Compact With Africa.
WEF-Africa’s tactic of providing invited spaces for oppressed people, versus disregard for those considered unworthy of being inside, is well-known.
Burning global issues need to be tackled slowly and methodically, one joint at a time
It’s a no-brainer that more women need to work, prompting the launch of a new G20-linked group.
The Group of 20 has acknowledged that it is not an island and that the youth have to be employed.
Abusive transfer pricing, bribery and tax evasion are contributing to the loss of more than $60-billion from unlawful money flows in Africa.
The recent G20 summit presented the Brics countries with an opportunity to fast-track plans for the establishment of a joint financial institution.
When the world’s leaders meet at the next G20 Summit, they’ll arrive with one issue already agreed: the need to re-write international tax rules.
A G20 report says dramatic change is required in order to keep up with the global digital economy.
Our commitment, $2-billion, and the $73-billion committed by China, India, Brazil and Russia, bring the IMF firewall fund to $456-billion.
Some experts say Zuma’s $2-billion IMF commitment will work in South Africa’s favour, but others disagree. Lynley Donnelly reports.
The $2-billion commitment to an International Monetary Fund "firewall" is not a gift but a sound financial investment, says the presidency.
Drug-related killings have overshadowed the fact that Mexico’s economy is alive and well, writes Kevin Davie.