Statements & Speeches

Opening Remarks by National Treasury Director-General, Dr Duncan Pieterse, on the First Day of the G20 Finance Track meetings

While there are signs of resilience in some areas, various challenges remain: uneven growth trajectories, elevated debt levels, persistent inflationary pressures, and the complex implications of tightening financial conditions.
14 Jul 2025

L20 Statement to the G20 Labour and Employment Ministers 2025

As the South African G20 Presidency rightly points out, we are living and working in an unequal world and we need to ensure decent work and decent lives.
11 Jul 2025

L20 Policy Recommendations to G20 Sherpas

The Labour 20 (L20), representing trade unions in G20 and beyond, calls for a New Social Contract to create jobs, rights, social protection, and inclusion. It recommends addressing labour rights violations and ratifying all core ILO Conventions in G20 countries.
3 Jul 2025

Remarks by Deputy Minister Alvin Botes at the DIRCO-SAIIA G20 Symposium

South Africa’s G20 presidency will have to ensure that the consequent imperative for financing for development should be rooted in the needs of the poorest.
3 Jul 2025

P20 Parliamentary Speakers’ Summit Recommendations

The P20 Parliamentary Speakers Summit will highlight the transformative power of parliamentary efforts in fostering inclusive, sustainable, and collaborative solutions to global issues within G20.
30 Jun 2025

Y20 Priorities for the G20 Agenda Under the South African Presidency

This note encapsulates the consolidated recommendations of the Y20 South Africa 2025 process. These proposals are designed to inform G20 deliberations across five thematic tracks, ensuring that youth perspectives are embedded in global policy frameworks.
30 Jun 2025

Startup20 (SU20) South Africa: Shaping a Global Startup Agenda Under South Africa’s G20 Presidency

The G20's startup engagement group promotes inclusion in economic policy and connects innovators with policymakers. Using South Africa’s 2025 G20 Presidency to attract ESG investors and address funding gaps.
26 Jun 2025

Speech by Minister Ronald Lamola at the High-Level Session of the Third G20 Sherpa Meeting

This important meeting which comes at the midpoint of South Africa’s historic G20 Presidency, also coincides with unprecedented global turmoil both geopolitically and geoeconomically.
26 Jun 2025

Startup20 (SU20) South Africa Mandate

26 Jun 2025

B20 South Africa Third Sherpa Meeting Summary

Aiming to create impact across strategic themes, B20 South Africa focuses on mobilising investment through blended finance and enhancing domestic capital markets to mitigate currency risks.
26 Jun 2025

G20 Empower Alliance Engagement Priorities & Recommendations to G20 Sherpas

Recommendations that embody freedom and independence, symbolizing the unlocking of women's economic potential across G20 economies.
25 Jun 2025

Remarks by G20 Sherpa Zane Dangor at the Opening Session of the Third G20 Sherpa Meeting

I am delighted to report that our collective efforts are yielding significant progress. Out of 132 planned meetings, we have successfully hosted 70, with most Working Groups having completed their third sessions and many already engaged in the crucial process of negotiating their Ministerial Declarations for 2025.
25 Jun 2025