Biden to push G20 energy producing countries to boost production


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  • Saturday, 30 Oct 2021

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks about his Build Back Better agenda and the bipartisan infrastructure deal during a speech from the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., October 28, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo

ROME (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday will urge major G20 energy producing countries with spare capacity to boost production to ensure a stronger global economic recovery, a senior administration official said ahead of a summit.

Biden and other leaders from the Group of 20 richest countries, meeting in Rome, are slated to discuss efforts to end the COVID-19 pandemic and are also expected to endorse an agreement on establishing a new global minimum corporate tax.

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