Finance chiefs from the Group of 20 advanced and emerging countries held a videoconference Saturday evening to share their recognition of the economic situations caused by the coronavirus pandemic and potential policy measures against it.

Finance Minister Taro Aso and Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda joined the videoconference, with debt relief for developing countries on the agenda, a Japanese government official said.

Finance ministers and central bank governors from the G20 were also likely to discuss new international taxation rules for companies operating in the digital space, as well as issues regarding the introduction of digital currencies and the empowerment of women and youth, the official said before the teleconference.