U.S. President Donald Trump said that he would not invite South Africa to participate in next year’s G20 summit in Miami and said he planned to "stop all payments and subsidies” to the country. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/27/world/politics/trump-south-africa-g20-miami/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #donaldtrump #southafrica #g20 #cyrilramaphosa
In a powerful show of global unity, the G20 summit achieved a major victory for multilateralism. Overcoming a US boycott, members rallied to issue a declaration tackling climate change and proposing the first global panel on inequality. This success has revitalized the G20, proving that international cooperation can thrive and deliver meaningful progress for the world's most pressing challenges.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and her Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, have agreed to deepen their countries' cooperation in a wide range of areas. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/24/japan/politics/takaichi-modi-meeting/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #indiajapanrelations #india #g20
When a fascist meets another fascist:
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U.S. President Donald Trump’s attacks against India, Brazil and South Africa are prompting those countries' leaders to forge closer ties and push back against his aggressive trade policies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/24/world/politics/trump-india-brazil-south-africa/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #cyrilramaphosa #narendramodi #brics #g20 #india #southafrica #brazil #china #donaldtrump #us
China’s Premier Li Qiang came to the Group of 20 summit poised to defend his country’s rare earths curbs and armed with offerings to quell the concerns of developing nations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/24/tech/china-li-rare-earths-g20/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #china #liqiang #g20 #rareearths
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa praised this weekend's G20 declaration, concluding a meeting that pitted him against his U.S. counterpart. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/24/world/politics/south-africa-g20-us/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #g20 #us #southafrica #cyrilramaphosa #donaldtrump #climatechange
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi drew global attention at the G20 summit with a warm greeting to her Italian counterpart, Giorgia Meloni, boosting her global profile despite tensions with China over Taiwan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/23/japan/politics/takaichi-at-the-group-of-20-summit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #giorgiameloni #italyjapanrelations #g20 #johannesburg #china #liqiang #taiwan #chinajapanrelations
After #COP30 in Brazil failed to deliver on climate finance, the #G20 summit has also missed the chance to unlock a wealth tax or fairer global tax rules in support of global social justice https://act.gp/49wHiKT
Group of 20 leaders adopted a declaration addressing the climate crisis and other global challenges. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/23/world/politics/ukraine-g20-summit-south-africa/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #g20 #us #donaldtrump #europe #southafrica #climatechange
European and other Western leaders have said a U.S. peace plan is a basis for talks to end Russia's war in Ukraine but needs "additional work." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/23/world/politics/western-leaders-ukraine-peace-plan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #russia #ukraine #russiaukrainewar #donaldtrump #us #europe #g20
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration denied South Africa's announcement that the United States was ending a boycott of this weekend's G20 summit in Johannesburg, saying no U.S. official would take part. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/21/world/us-g20-boycott/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #us #donaldtrump #southafrica #g20
A G20 taskforce established by South Africa’s president has called for the creation of an international panel to tackle inequality, warning that wealth disparities disrupt democracy and cause economic instability. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/04/world/politics/g20-global-inequality-emergency/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #g20 #southafrica
„Normalverdienende in Deutschland müssen rund 47 Prozent ihres Einkommens für Steuern und Abgaben zahlen, bei Überreichen sind es 1 bis 27 Prozent, je nach Steuertricks ihrer 'Family Officer'
Die #CDU-geführte Regierung unter Helmut Kohl hatte die #Vermögenssteuer nach einem Urteil des Bundesverfassungsgerichts 1997 ausgesetzt, wodurch dem Staat bis heute sagenhafte 425 Mrd. Euro Einnahmen entgingen.
Statt die Reichen mittels Vermögens- und anderen Steuern kräftig zur Kasse zu bitten, was das Urteil erlauben würde, will die schwarz-rote Regierung nun bei #Sozialleistungen und #Klimamaßnahmen kürzen und zugleich Milliarden in die Aufrüstung pumpen.“ 3/4
"[… ] eine steigende Anzahl von Reichen beiderlei Geschlechts [fordert], endlich angemessen besteuert zu werden. In den deutschsprachigen Ländern haben sie sich in der Vereinigung #TaxMeNow zusammengeschlossen, in den USA gibt es ähnliche Organisationen. Auch die Allianz #VermögenssteuerJetzt, der zahlreiche Organisationen von #attac über #Greenpeace bis zum #DGB angehören, fordert eine zweiprozentige Steuer auf Vermögen ab 100 Mio. Euro. Und die #G20 schlug Ende 2024 ebenfalls eine globale Milliardärssteuer vor – was #Trump natürlich sofort sabotierte.
Dabei würden die Superreichen eine zweiprozentige Vermögenssteuer wahrscheinlich noch nicht einmal bemerken. Wohlgemerkt: Unter den US-Präsidenten Franklin #Roosevelt und Dwight #Eisenhower waren Spitzensteuersätze über 90 Prozent möglich. Sie sorgten ab den 1930er Jahren für eine gigantische #Umverteilung, den Aufbau einer großen Mittelschicht und mutmaßlich sogar für die Verhinderung des #Faschismus in den #USA." 4/4
U.S. President Donald Trump has made official his intention to host next year’s Group of 20 summit at his Doral resort in south Florida, with plans to curtail the attendee list and focus talks on the economy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/06/world/politics/trump-g20-doral-resort/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #donaldtrump #g20 #florida #us
When climate rules are written to protect major powers, they risk locking the Global South out of the green economy. The world needs fairer trade frameworks. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/08/18/world/trade-agenda-for-climate-development/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #climatechange #g20 #africa #southafrica #globalsouth #globaleconomy
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva spoke with his Chinese counterpart following talks with the leaders of India and Russia as part of his outreach after the nation became a target of the U.S. trade war. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/12/world/politics/lula-xi-modi-putin-trump/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #brazil #luizinacioluladasilva #china #xijinping #india #narendramodi #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin #us #donaldtrump #g20 #brics
Group of 20 finance ministers and central bank chiefs committed to international policy cooperation in a communique adopted Friday, finding rare consensus amid escalating tensions over the U.S. trade war. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/19/economy/g20-unity-trump-trade-war/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #g20 #globaleconomy #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs #us
The United States is seen aiming to pare the Group of 20 major economies back to its financial roots next year when it takes over the rotating presidency from South Africa. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/18/world/us-eyes-g20-revamp/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #g20 #us #donaldtrump
For the second time this year, the world’s most powerful finance ministers gather in South Africa without the presence of the U.S. Treasury secretary. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/14/economy/g20-bessent-south-africa/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #scottbessent #g20 #southafrica #us #donaldtrump #republicans #brics