G20 finance chiefs to meet in US amid Ukraine crisis, says host Indonesia

Australia's Treasurer Josh Frydenberg (right) chats with Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati during their bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the Group of 20 finance ministers and central bank governors meeting in Jakarta on Feb. 17. - AFP

JAKARTA, Apr 16 (Jakarta Post/ANN): Finance chiefs of the Group of 20 major economies are meeting in the United States capital next week to address global economic risks in the forum’s first ministerial-level meeting after Russia’s aggression against Ukraine.

G20 host Indonesia announced that the Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) meeting would focus on the economic risks of the Russia-Ukraine war, soaring worldwide inflation and a global exit strategy that addressed the possible long-term consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic.