With globalisation under threat, G-20 doubles down on a defence
Chengdu, China
FINANCE chiefs from the world's biggest economies signalled escalating concern about a wave of anti-globalisation sentiment that threatens core principles long embraced by the group.
Meeting in China one month after a shock decision by UK voters to exit the European Union, finance ministers and central bankers from the Group of 20 put a stepped-up emphasis on fiscal and structural policies to boost growth, and renewed a pledge to promote inclusiveness.
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