Group of Eight finance ministers will probably present a rosier view of the global economy when they gather over the weekend in Italy, a senior Japanese official said Wednesday.
The Finance Ministry official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said it is likely the assessment will “not back away” from the expression used in a joint statement released in April by Group of Seven finance chiefs in Washington, citing recent positive signs in economic indicators.
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