00:00This is a moment of mounting competition and crises around the world, and that I think
00:16has been mentioned by pretty well every contribution so far. Fragility in the Middle East, rising
00:24threats of authoritarianism and fragmentation, as well as Russia's ongoing unjustified war
00:31in Ukraine. The shockwaves of that invasion are still reverberating through global markets
00:38today. It has hit growth, driven up food and energy prices, and deepened persistent imbalances
00:46and instability across the world. With all that in mind and echoing what others have said,
00:54the role of the G20 is critical at this moment. Growth must be a mission for us all to embrace,
01:04as the means to improve lives, to fund public services, and to keep our people secure.
01:11The G20 has worked together before to fix fundamental problems in the global economy. We need to
01:19find ways to play a constructive role again today in the face of the world challenges.
01:25And I'd like to see us come together around a five-point plan for growth that leaves no-one
01:32behind.
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