WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Group of Seven finance ministers on Wednesday said a debt relief initiative for the worlds poorest countries could be extended beyond the end of the year to help deal with economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.
FILE PHOTO: International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva makes remarks during a closing news conference for the International Monetary Finance Committee (IMFC), during the IMF and World Bank’s 2019 Annual Meetings of finance ministers and bank governors, in Washington, U.S., October 19, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Theiler
In a lengthy joint statement, the G7 finance ministers urged all official creditors to join the initiative, called for strengthened reporting of public debt da…
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