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Few policy breakthroughs at G20 meeting amid divisions over war in Ukraine

Indonesia's Finance Minister Mulyani Indrawati (L) speaks with Financial Action Task Force (FATF) President Raja Kumar at the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting in Bali, 16 July 2022. © Made Nagi/Poll via REUTERS

Finance chiefs from the Group of 20 major economies have pledged to address global food insecurity and rising debt at a two-day meeting in Indonesia, but made few policy breakthroughs amid divisions over Russia's war in Ukraine.

With questions growing about the effectiveness of the G20 in tackling the world's major problems, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the differences had prevented the finance ministers and central bankers from issuing a formal communique.

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