No matter what the final decision will be, South Africa is in this instance considered to be a credible broker to hear the views of the opposing parties, which enhances the stature of the country in the forum. 6. Challenges for the G-20 as a forum  The G-20 as a forum has the potential to contribute significantly to global dialogue and policy debate.
Of late, it seems that the forum has moved beyond its teething problems and idealism as a forum for co-operation and co-ordination, towards being viewed as an institution where process issues are becoming more prominent and actions more difficult to agree on or to implement.