Indonesia calls for G20 unity as US, UK snub Russia


Indonesia's Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati leaving the room after the closing of the G20 finance ministers and central bank governors meeting in Jakarta in this file picture from on Feb 18, 2022. - AFP

JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network): Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati is putting on a brave face in her Group of 20 (G20) leadership role amid geopolitical tensions, stressing that more multilateralism and cooperation are needed to safeguard the global economic recovery.

Briefing journalists after the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) Meeting, which saw representatives of the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada walk out in protest over Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Sri Mulyani noted that sanctions imposed in response to the Ukraine war were exacerbating risks to the world economy.

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