Tag: G7

• Monday, June 27th 2022 - 10:57 UTC

  Falklands in agenda of Fernandez bilateral meeting with Johnson at G7

  

  Argentine president Alberto Fernandez confirmed that this Monday afternoon, at the G7 summit in Munich he will be holding a fifteen minutes bilateral talk with UK prime minister Boris Johnson in which he plans to bring up the issue of the Falkland Islands.

• Tuesday, May 3rd 2022 - 09:48 UTC

  Brazil once again sidelined from G7 Summit

  

  As host Germany announced the guest countries for this year's G7 Summit, Brazil was once again left out of the list for the third consecutive time, while South Africa, India, Indonesia, and Senegal are to be welcome, it was announced.

• Tuesday, November 30th 2021 - 09:40 UTC

  G7 health officials agree to keep an eye on Omicron

  

  Health Ministers from the seven most developed democratic economies in the world Monday agreed the new coronavirus strain dubbed Omicron was “highly transmissible” and called for “urgent action.”

• Monday, November 29th 2021 - 09:07 UTC

  UK calls for emergency G7 meeting over Omicron

  

  The Government of the United Kingdom Sunday announced it would convene an “emergency meeting” to address the coronavirus Omicron variant and the new health map resulting from it.

• Monday, June 14th 2021 - 10:01 UTC

  G7 Summit ends with signing of Carbis Bay Declaration to “end the pandemic”

  

  The world's wealthiest democracies Sunday signed the Carbis Bay Declaration whereby they all pledged to “end the pandemic and prepare for our futures” as well as to “build back better.”

• Monday, June 14th 2021 - 08:36 UTC

  G7 announces Build Back Better World to counter China's Belt and Road initiative

  

  The world's seven most advanced economies signalled on Sunday during the G7 summit a desire to build a rival to China's multi-trillion-dollar Belt and Road initiative. German Chancellor said she hoped that a new G7 task force can present first infrastructure projects in developing countries in 2022

• Saturday, June 12th 2021 - 09:20 UTC

  G-7 leaders gather in England, hope for a greener, more prosperous future

  

  Leaders from of the seven wealthiest democracies – the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United Kingdom – Friday started three days of talks at the tiny village of Carbis Bay, near St. Ives in Cornwall, England, in pursuit of a greener, more prosperous and equitable future under the “build back better” motto.

• Saturday, June 12th 2021 - 08:00 UTC

  Taxing corporate profits: Is change coming to the world’s economic weather?

  

  By Gwynne Dyer – It’s not Bretton Woods, but it’s a start. The decision by finance ministers from G7 countries to create a global minimum tax rate on corporate profits, and reaffirmed by world leaders meeting in Cornwall, is a step in the right direction if only a baby step. The tide was due to turn about now, according to one theory, and maybe it’s finally happening.

• Saturday, June 12th 2021 - 07:52 UTC

  Queen Elizabeth and royal family host a reception for G7 leaders

  

  Britain’s Queen Elizabeth hosted on Friday reception for leaders of the Group of Seven (G-7) richest nations, who are holding a three-day summit. The reception was held at Cornwall’s Eden Project, an attraction that features the world’s largest indoor rainforest within giant domes.

• Saturday, March 20th 2021 - 08:44 UTC

  G7 finance ministers agree on “a new and sizeable” increase in IMF capital; US demands transparency

  

  REUTERS – The world's seven largest advanced economies have agreed to support the first expansion of the International Monetary Fund's reserves since 2009, a step meant to help developing countries cope with the coronavirus pandemic, Britain announced on Friday.