# Bessent: G20 finance ministers fail to agree on joint communique

https://mins.news/en/item/41167

- TASS, 2026-09-02 00:08 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://tass.com/economy/2180941

> US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said G20 finance ministers and central bank governors meeting in Asheville, North Carolina, failed to reach agreement on a joint communique. He attributed the lack of consensus to China’s position and said the United States, as chair, had prepared a final statement.

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