Nigeria, April 17 -- The G-24 on Tuesday called for a variety of steps to increase the financing available to developing countries of the world amid tight external financing conditions, inflationary pressures, and high debt levels.

The international group of 24 nations, whose finance ministers and central bank governors met in Washington on Tuesday, noted that the global economic landscape has improved but remains uncertain, with many countries affected by declining access to finance.

The IMF had earlier on Tuesday said global headline inflation is expected to fall from an annual average of 6.8 per cent in 2023 to 5.9 per cent in 2024 and 4.5 per cent in 2025, with advanced economies returning to their inflation targets sooner than emer...