President of the Eurogroup and Minister for Public Expenditure Paschal Donohoe is in Japan where he will take part in the G7 meeting of Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors.
The G7 is an informal forum consisting of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK, the US and the European Union.
In his capacity as Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform, Mr Donohoe will attend meetings in Tokyo hosted by the Ambassador of Ireland to Japan.
The meetings will promote business links between a number of state agency client companies and their Japanese business partners.
The G7 meeting is due to take place on 11-13 May and will be chaired by the Japanese Presidency of the G7.
Paschal Donohoe, as President of the Eurogroup, will take part in talks which will focus on providing continued support to Ukraine's economic resilience and reconstruction.
The talks will also cover global economic stability, growth and recovery, accelerating climate action and the key challenges for the international financial sector.
The G7 agenda will also focus on tackling immediate challenges facing developing countries and strengthening international cooperation for sustainable and inclusive growth.
The agenda for the second day of talks includes a joint meeting of G7 Finance and Health Ministers, an update on progress on international taxation and work on development finance and economic security.
"The global economy faces a complex confluence of geopolitical and climate challenges. The G7 meeting is an important opportunity for the European Union to continue working with our international partners to build a more sustainable, secure and prosperous global economy," Paschal Donohoe said.
"The euro area economy has proven resilient in the face of an unprecedented series of shocks, but there is no room for complacency. This is why the euro area has taken a collective commitment to enhancing our competitiveness, including strengthening our Banking Union and our plans to deepen our Capital Markets Union," he said.
