International relationsChina drags feet as G-20 presses for debt transparency
Top creditor's reticence over disclosures stalls relief plan for poor countries
A man receives the AstraZeneca-Oxford coronavirus vaccine under the COVAX scheme in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on March 13. © Reuters
RINTARO HOSOKAWA, TATSUYA GOTO and KOSUKE TAKAMI, Nikkei staff writers
VIENNA/NEW YORK/TOKYO -- Top economic officials from the Group of 20 major economies on Wednesday discussed debt relief for low-income countries struggling with their vaccination campaigns, but advanced nations failed to bridge the gap with top creditor China, which has resisted disclosing details of loans.