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Japan risks getting left behind as G-20 wrestles with monetary tightening issue
With trade issues at the forefront of last week's meeting of the Group of 20 finance leaders, another topic seemed to get less play but deserves equal attention: monetary policy normalization. The consensus among the attending finance ministers and central bank governors was that the ...
2019 G-20 summit to be held on June 28-29, Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Suga announced
The 2019 Group of 20 leaders' summit in Osaka will take place on June 28 and 29, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga announced Monday. Next year's summit marks the first time the G-20 will be held in Japan. Leaders including Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, U.S. ...
U.S. meets opposition at G-20, vowing to defend national interests with tariffs on metals and China
World financial leaders pleaded for an endorsement of free trade on Monday amid concerns over U.S. metals tariffs and looming trade sanctions on China, but Trump administration officials said they would not sacrifice U.S. national interests. The Buenos Aires meeting of finance ministers and central ...
Japanese government picks Osaka as venue for 2019 G-20 summit
The government announced Wednesday that Osaka has been chosen as the venue for next year's summit meeting of advanced and emerging economies at a time when Japan assumes the G-20 presidency for the first time. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made the decision based on the ...
Kansai business leaders seek nationwide support for World Expo bid
Kansai-area corporate leaders urged the local business community on Friday to boost efforts to promote Osaka's bid to host the World Expo 2025, and called on Tokyo to be more involved in the process. Wrapping up a two-day Kansai Economic and Management Summit — a ...
As G-20 leaders gather in Germany, trade and climate likely to top agenda
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will join other leaders of the Group of 20 advanced and emerging economies gathering in Germany this week, with trade and climate change expected to be high on the agenda. The unity and relevance of the G-20 is being increasingly tested ...
Japan, China may revive high-level economic talks possibly this summer
Japan and China are considering holding a ministerial-level economic meeting as early as this summer in Tokyo as part of efforts to improve bilateral relations, a government source said Monday. It would be the first time that the Japan-China High-Level Economic Dialogue has been held ...
Japan, U.S. agree to work toward early conclusion of TPP trade pact
Finance Minister Taro Aso and U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew have agreed that their governments should work on concluding a sweeping Pacific free trade pact at an early date, according to the two governments. Aso told reporters Friday that he discussed with Lew the need ...
AIIB rise reflects new economies
A planned Chinese-led investment bank may not have been the major theme at a meeting of Group of 20 finance chiefs, but it drew significant attention amid the growing presence of emerging economies. On the sidelines of the gathering, which ended Friday, Finance Minister Taro ...
Aso says AIIB would benefit from partnership with other lenders
The joint financing of development projects by a planned Chinese-led investment bank and existing institutions like the Asian Development Bank would help to raise standards at the new lender, according to Finance Minister Taro Aso. Aso and U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew held talks on ...
Redouble efforts to close the EU-Turkey gap
Never have the European Union and Turkey needed one another more, and yet rarely have they been so distant.
The United States and emerging nations are expected to argue over the winding down of the U.S. Federal Reserve's large-scale monetary stimulus when the Group of 20 finance chiefs get together in Sydney on Saturday. Brazil, India, Indonesia, South Africa and Turkey — the "Fragile ...
