G20 remains relevant in a divided world

Bunn Nagara, Director and Senior Fellow at the Renaissance Strategic Research Institute and Honorary Fellow of the Perak Academy

24-Nov-25 07:30

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The annual G20 Summit was held in Johannesburg, South Africa over the weekend. The event, meant to be a gathering of the world's biggest economies, was boycotted by the United States. Bunn Nagara, Director and Senior Fellow at the Renaissance Strategic Research Institute and Honorary Fellow of the Perak Academy, walks us through the events of the summit

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Produced by: Sharraadh Jeyakuhan

Presented by: Wong Shou Ning, Philip See

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Categories: government, international

Tags: g20, south africa, donald trump, boycott, climate change, asean,

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