G-20 ends finance talks without joint statement amid rift over Russia

Finance chiefs from the Group of 20 major economies fell short of issuing a joint statement as they wrapped up a two-day meeting Saturday due to their rift over Russia's war in Ukraine.Indonesia, this year's chair and host of the G-20 meetings, explained that the member economies agreed on the necessity to address urgent problems the world economy faces today, such as global food insecurity and debt conditions among low-income countries.Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki told reporters after the meeting in Bali, "We achieved certain results after deepening discussions (on those issue…READ FULL ARTICLE