What is the actual point of the G20?

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US president Donald Trump says no US officials will be attending the G20.
Mark Barnes and Tim Cohen ask the crucial question: does that make the G20 in Johannesburg later this month a bit of a talk shop?
Was it a talk shop in the first place? What actually is the point of the G20? And the rugby. Obvs. Listen Up!

10 Nov English Explicit South Africa News · News Commentary

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