South Africa urged G20 countries to show global and cooperative leadership to tackle challenges including rising trade barriers, as the club's finance chiefs met on Thursday under the shadow of President Donald Trump's tariff threats.

Tensions over U.S. tariff threats have dominated the G20 finance ministers' meeting in Durban, South Africa. As finance chiefs gathered to discuss global economic cooperation, President Donald Trump's new tariff plans created concern about further trade disruption and global fragmentation.

The UAE, represented by the Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank of the UAE, is participating in the 3rd meeting of G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG), held under the presidency of South Africa for the year 2025.