DURBAN, South Africa, July 18 (Reuters) - Finance leaders from the Group of Twenty (G20) countries agreed a final communique on Friday that stressed the importance of central bank independence following a two-day meeting in Durban, South Africa.

"Central banks are strongly committed to ensuring price stability, consistent with their respective mandates, and will continue to adjust their policies in a data-dependent manner. Central bank independence is crucial to achieving this goal," the communique said.

(Reporting by Maria Martinez, Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo, Kopano Gumbi, Colleen Goko and Philip Blenkinsop;
Writing by Sfundo Parakozov;
Editing by Alexander Winning)

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