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G20 finance ministers and central bank governors are gathering in Bangkok alongside the annual IMF and World Bank meetings, held October 12–18. At the meetings’ close, the IMF warned that war spillovers, inflation and debt are worsening pressures on poorer countries.
The IMF forecast for global economic growth in 2026
G20 trade ministers met for a second day in Milwaukee amid US tariff tensions. US Trade Chief Jamieson Greer said ministers failed to agree on industrial overcapacity and forced labour, but reached consensus against weaponising food through coercive trade actions.
The G20 trade-minister talks are scheduled to last two days.
At the UN Climate Summit 2026 in New York, António Guterres called on countries to create credible, time-bound plans to transition away from fossil fuels and urged greater climate finance for developing countries.
The Group of Twenty accounts for around 80% of global emissions.