Policy steps to address subdued global growth will be high on the agenda at the May 26-27 meeting at Ise-Shime in south-central Japan. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will urge fellow leaders at a Group of Seven summit next week to invest in their economies to boost growth rather than focus on cutting costs. Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel talks with U.S. President Barack Obama during the G7 summit in Germany on June 8, 2015. "The emphasis that Prime Minister Abe is going to be putting on infrastructure is one that is certainly very much near to my heart," said Trudeau. The G7 groups the U.S., Japan, Britain, Canada, Germany, Italy and France.

Source: CBC News May 21, 2016 13:03 UTC