South Africa Takes Centre Stage: G20 Trade and Investment Meeting Kicks Off

South Africa is hosting the first G20 Trade and Investment Working Group meeting under its presidency in March 2025. The virtual meeting will focus on trade, growth, and sustainability, with participation from key international organizations and countries. It marks the beginning of a series of discussions culminating in an October meeting.

South Africa is set to host the first-ever G20 Trade and Investment Working Group (TIWG) meeting under its presidency between March 18 and March 20, 2025, according to a statement from the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (DTIC).

Under the theme 'Solidarity, Equality, Sustainability,' the TIWG meeting will feature virtual attendance from senior officials representing G20 member nations, the EU, and the AU. Ambassador Xolelwa Mlumbi-Peter of the DTIC highlights that the meeting signifies the start of discussions that will culminate in a larger G20 trade ministers' meeting come October.

The agenda includes trade and inclusive growth, responsive trade, green industrialisation, and WTO reforms, with the meeting aimed at fostering collaboration to tackle global economic, social, and environmental challenges.