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Top finance leaders from the G7 nations are gathering in Banff in Canada today

G7 finance leaders meet with Ukraine, tariffs in focus

Top finance leaders from the G7 nations are gathering in Canada today, with concerns including war in Ukraine at the fore while the advanced economies grapple with fallout from US President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs.

Business • 20 May

Finance ministers from many of the G20's biggest economies - the US, China, Japan, India and Canada - cancelled their attendance of the event in South Africa

Absences and disputes mar G20 finance chiefs' talks

A number of finance ministers skipped a gathering of the Group of 20 top economies in South Africa this week, and other top officials curtailed trips to a meeting marred by disputes over the main issues of climate, debt and inequality.

Business • 26 Feb

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is in Italy for G7 talks this week

G7 finance chiefs seek common line on Russian assets

G7 finance chiefs meeting in Italy this week will attempt to find common ground over how to use frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine's war effort and how to address China's growing export strength in key markets, officials said.

Business • 22 May 24

Finance ministers and central bank governors of the G20 nations began a two-day meeting today in Jakarta

G20 finance leaders meeting begins with Ukraine warning

Finance ministers and central bank governors of G20 nations began a two-day meeting today with Indonesia's leader warning the Ukraine crisis was a threat to the post-pandemic recovery.

Business • 17 Feb 22

European Union finance ministers have backed plans for greater powers to combat money laundering

EU agrees tighter money-laundering supervision steps

European Union finance ministers today backed plans for greater powers to combat money laundering after a series of revelations about large amounts of dirty money flowing through European banks.

Business • 05 Dec 19

Non-performing loans now amount to €1 trillion, or 5.4% of all bank loans in Europe

EU finance ministers to ponder Europe's bad-loans

European Union finance ministers will try on Friday to find a way to deal with bad loans at European banks that drain their profits and capital and obstruct their financing of the economy.

Business • 05 Apr 17

Ministers will attempt to devise the fiscal effort needed to kick start growth in key European economies

Sean Whelan: Taxing times for finance ministers

The Eurogroup and Ecofin meetings of finance ministers taking place on Monday and Tuesday between EU finance ministers have very full - and potentially explosive - agendas that deal with some of the biggest economic and political issues out there.

Business • 03 Dec 16

Euro zone states have been stuck on how to set up a deposit insurance scheme to better protect savers

EU split on banking union plan ahead of meeting

European Union states remain deeply split on how to move toward the completion of their banking union, EU officials have said ahead of a two-day meeting of finance ministers aimed at making progress on the plan.

Business • 16 Jun 16

Jeroen Dijsselbloem said EU budget rules had to apply to all countries in the same way

No special leeway on EU budget rules: Dijsselbloem

Countries will receive no special leeway in meeting EU budget rules, the chairman of euro zone finance ministers has said, as Germany resisted attempts to soft-pedal on spending reforms.

Business • 08 Jul 14

The draft statement confirmed there were tensions between leading G20 powers over the Ukraine crisis

G20 ministers 'alert to economic risks' in Ukraine

Group of 20 finance ministers and central bank chiefs meeting in Washington have said they are alert to economic risks from the Ukraine crisis, according to a draft statement.

Business • 11 Apr 14

Irish loans set to be extended by seven years, pending approval by EcoFin ministers

EcoFin ministers approve Irish loan extensions

Ecofin ministers have joined their Eurogroup colleagues in agreeing to lengthen the maturities of loans to Ireland and Portugal by seven years.

Business • 12 Apr 13

Olli Rehn, Jeroen Dijsselbloem, Mario Draghi and Klaus Regling speak to the media at Dublin Castle

Seven-year extension agreed on Irish bailout loans

Eurozone and Ecofin finance ministers have agreed to extend the repayment of bailout loans for Ireland and Portugal by seven years.

News • 12 Apr 13

Euro finance ministers to discuss Greece's future

The Minister for Finance has said that Greece seems to be fulfilling 'all of the conditions' they were asked by the Troika, in order to secure a €31 billion tranche of bailout funds.

Business • 12 Nov 12

Anders Borg said the European Commission needed to scale back its proposals

Michael Noonan says ECB eager for Anglo debt deal

Minister for Finance Michael Noonan has said the European Central Bank appears to be more eager than ever to strike a deal with Ireland over €30bn of Anglo promissory notes.

News • 15 Sep 12

Finance Ministers