South Africa voiced dismay on Thursday that Group of 20 talks it hosted on global economic issues ended without consensus after top officials from several countries skipped it, and delegates remained far apart on issues like climate finance.

Finance ministers and central bank chiefs from the Group of 20 developed and developing nations gathered in South Africa on Wednesday for a two-day meeting marked by the absence of U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and several other high-profile figures.

A meeting of finance ministers and central bankers from the Group of 20 nations in South Africa failed on Wednesday to come up with a joint communique, with a "chair's summary" issued by the host reiterating a commitment to resisting protectionism.