Chancellor in Washington and New York promoting
Global Britain
The Chancellor is in Washington at the International
Monetary Fund (IMF) Annual Meetings. He will then travel to
New York to meet with key figures from the financial
sector.
The Chancellor, , will attend IMF, G20
and G7 meetings in Washington, where he will meet with fellow
finance ministers and central bankers to discuss common
challenges like global productivity, digital taxation and
climate sustainability. In response to the recovery in global
growth and the IMF’s call for policymakers to guard against
complacency, the Chancellor will urge his colleagues to work
together to boost trade.
Chancellor of the Exchequer, :
“I will be in the US this week to demonstrate that Global
Britain is not just a phrase, it is a reality. I am looking
forward to productive discussions with my international
colleagues as we work together to ensure that economic growth
works for everyone.”
In Washington, he will also attend the meeting of
Commonwealth Finance Ministers, the first time a Chancellor
has attended for seven years. He will set out the
government’s ambitions for next year’s Commonwealth Heads of
Government Meeting in London. At the meeting, a key topic of
discussion will be climate sustainability in light of the
recent hurricanes that have devastated the Caribbean and
affected many thousands of citizens of Commonwealth
countries. The Chancellor will reiterate the UK’s commitment
to supporting small island states to boost their resilience
to natural disasters.
The Chancellor will also meet colleagues in the US
administration.
The Chancellor will then visit New York where he will meet
with CEOs of major US financial service companies that
together have a market capitalisation of almost £600 billion.
