In an unprecedented move against one of the worlds most persistent economic challenges, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the formation of a groundbreaking G20 expert taskforce dedicated to examining global wealth inequality.
The initiative, launched during South Africas presidency of the premier international forum for economic cooperation on Thursday, marks the first time the G20 has directly confronted wealth disparity through a dedicated investigative body TimesLive .
The six-member panel, chaired by Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz, will deliver its findings to G20 leaders ahead of their November summit in Johannesburg.