G-7 Leaders Prepare for Summit Amid Fears Over Global Economy
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(Worthy News) – The G-7 host, Emmanuel Macron, has made fighting inequality the theme for the annual meeting of the seven industrialized nations, which opens Saturday in the French seaside resort of Biarritz with the leaders of the United States, France, Britain, Germany, Italy, Japan, and Canada in attendance.
The French president has invited leaders from several other countries, including six African nations, to take part in the annual discussion of major global challenges. But analysts say any grand ambitions for the summit will likely be stymied by pressing economic concerns.
Most worrisome are recent indicators from both sides of the Atlantic of slowing economic growth and a possible global recession. [ Source: VOA (Read More…) ]
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