Kevin Warsh, President of the Federal Reserve, declared at the G-20 meeting in Asheville, North Carolina, that the world is currently experiencing an investment boom that is reversing the previous excess of savings. ^[1] US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent met with Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda on Sunday in Asheville, North Carolina, during the G-20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting. ^[2] Finance ministers and central bank governors of the G-20 met in Asheville, North Carolina, on Tuesday to discuss stimulating economic growth and eliminating excessive imbalances. ^[3] The final declaration was agreed upon by all G-20 members except China, which opposed several paragraphs of the text. ^[4] The G-20 group agreed that countries with excessive trade surpluses must eliminate market-distorting policies and practices that aggravate imbalances. ^[5] US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated that 19 members of the G-20 agreed to address global trade imbalances caused by cheap exports during a meeting in Asheville, North Carolina. ^[6] On September 2, 2026, the blue dollar rate in Argentina was quoted at $1545 for sale. ^[7] Kevin Warsh replaced Jerome Powell as President of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in May 2026. ^[8] Kevin Warsh stated that the concept of secular stagnation is no longer applicable to the current global economic situation. ^[9] Alicia Girón González, coordinator of the PUEAAO, highlighted the importance of China's expansion in Africa, citing strategic mineral reserves and infrastructure projects like trains, ports, and roads that transform local economies. ^[10] Ambassador Aníbal Gómez Toledo, Director General for Africa, Central Asia, and the Middle East at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (SRE), stated that Mexico needs more specialists to understand African realities and faces common challenges with African countries regarding food security, climate change, and poverty. ^[11] Estimates project that by 2050, Africa will host at least 25 percent of the world's population, growing from 1.4 billion to nearly 2.5 billion inhabitants. ^[12]