Japan to invite emerging nations to G7 finance leaders' meeting

Japan will invite some emerging nations to an outreach meeting at the Group of Seven advanced countries Japan chairs next month in the city of Niigata, Finance Minister Suzuki Shunichi said on Friday.
The G7 member states are Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States.
The G7 member states are Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States.

The countries whose finance leaders will be invited to attend the outreach meeting include India, Indonesia, the Republic of Korea, Singapore and Brazil, Suzuki said in a post-cabinet meeting news conference.

Japan is chair of this year's meeting of G7 advanced economies. The meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors is scheduled to be held in Niigata on May 11-13.

Reuters