By Reuters Staff
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LONDON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Finance ministers and central bank heads from the Group of Seven (G7) industrialised nations discussed climate change and how best to ensure recovery from the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic on Friday.
Following is the text of a statement published by Britain’s finance ministry, which hosted the gathering online.
“The Chancellor today called on his international counterparts to make climate and nature considerations a central part of all economic and financial decision-making in 2021.
“Chairing his first meeting of the G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors under the UK Presidency, Chancellor Rishi Sunak set out his priorities for the year ahead which also include protecting jobs and supporting the global economic recovery, working to reach a global solution to the tax challenges created by digitalisation of the economy and providing necessary support for the world’s most vulnerable countries.
Chancellor prioritises climate change and urges support for vulnerable countries in first UK G7 Finance Meeting
The Chancellor today called on his international counterparts to make climate and nature considerations a central part of all economic and financial decision-making in 2021.
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12 February 2021
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak co-hosted the first G7 meeting with Governor of the Bank of England Andrew Bailey (Friday 12 February)
the Chancellor called on the G7 to take the lead in shaping support for vulnerable countries in 2021, and made climate and nature considerations a central priority for this year’s Finance Agenda, paving the way to a truly green global economic recovery
By Sami Zaptia.
London, 10 February 2021:
As part of the international effort to signal their full support for the newly selected Libyan Presidency Council and prime minister of the Government of National Unity, the UN Security Council adopted the UK’s statement on Libya yesterday.
The UK has taken over as the President of the Security Council as of 1 February.
The statement welcomes the 5 February Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) in Geneva agreement on a new unified interim executive authority (GNU) charged with leading the country to the 24 December 2021 constitutionally based elections.
The LPDF’s Roadmap stipulates constitutionally based elections on that date.
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