Remarks by Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen Ahead of Bilateral Meeting with Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana of South Africa

As Prepared for Delivery It is a pleasure to meet with Minister Godongwana at this G20 to discuss our shared international economic priorities as we look ahead to South Africa’s G20 host year in 2025 and the United States host year in 2026. The G20 is a crucial forum for the world’s largest economies to collaborate on initiatives that improve the lives of people around the world. I appreciate the importance of having major emerging market countries chair this forum—as Indonesia, India, and now Brazil have done in recent years—and I look forward to South Africa’s 2025 presidency. The G20 has been making progress on areas of importance to both our countries, including health, debt, climate, and Multilateral Development Bank evolution.