The Chancellor has today confirmed that Finance
Ministers from across the G7 nations will meet at Lancaster House
in London on 4-5 June.
Speaking at a Wall Street Journal event, the Chancellor confirmed
plans for a major G7 Finance Track meeting ahead of the G7
Leaders’ Summit in Carbis Bay, Cornwall.
During the course of the UK’s G7 Presidency the Chancellor has
hosted three virtual meetings with his global counterparts to
discuss key international policy priorities. June’s meeting will
seek to progress the Chancellor’s G7 priorities of building a
green and inclusive global economic recovery, protecting jobs,
and supporting vulnerable countries to recover from the COVID
pandemic.
G7 Finance Ministers will be joined by the European Commission,
Eurogroup, World Bank, IMF, and OECD for what will be the first
in-person Finance Track meeting in over a year.
Ahead of this, the Chancellor will convene a virtual meeting of
Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors on Friday 28 May
2021.
The Prime Minister will host leaders of G7 nations at the
Leaders’ Summit in Carbis Bay, Cornwall on 11-13 June. They will
discuss opportunities for international cooperation as we build
back better from COVID to create a lasting, green recovery.
Further info
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the G7 comprises the United Kingdom, Canada, France, Germany,
Italy, Japan and the United States
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readouts from the previous FMCBG meetings during the UK’s G7
Presidency can be found here
