Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso and Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond arrive for the family photo at the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting in Baden-Baden, Germany, on Friday. Trade and currencies have been the two main themes of the G-20 finance chiefs' meeting, the first since US President Donald Trump took office in January. On the currency front, the latest draft communique involves all existing G-20 agreements on currencies. The earlier version of the draft communique circulated by Germany only stated that the G-20 reaffirms its previous exchange rate commitments. The gathering will cover a range of topics from tepid economic growth, trade, currency policy to investments in Africa.

Source: Bangkok Post March 18, 2017 06:33 UTC