G20 finance chiefs at odds addressing concerns over protectionism

Finance chiefs from the Group of 20 advanced and emerging economies on Thursday remained at odds in addressing growing concerns over protectionism as the United States' imposition of a series of import tariffs sparks retaliation.With top officials from several major economies absent, the G20 finance ministers and central bank governors failed to issue a joint statement after a two-day meeting in Cape Town from Wednesday, just as the group's foreign ministers did last week.But South Africa as chair of the meeting voiced concern about the impact of trade wars on the global economy, expressing…READ FULL ARTICLE