Global growth figures are not expected to witness a positive trend according to the OECD, which estimates that the global economy is on course to slow down from 3.3% last year to 2.9% in 2025 and 2026.

Critically needed economic growth in Africa is being held back by high borrowing costs imposed by international lenders, with unpredictable US policy changes adding to the strain, the head of the G20 panel on the continent said.

Priyanka Chaturvedi, a member of an all-party delegation that is carrying India's anti-terrorism message, said that Pakistan "shakes hands with you and then bites you on your back".