UK to host in-person meeting of G7 finance chiefs on June 4-5

"June’s meeting will seek to progress the Chancellor’s G7 priorities of building a green and inclusive global economic recovery, protecting jobs, and supporting vulnerable countries to recover from the Covid pandemic," the British finance ministry said on Tuesday.

British finance minister Rishi Sunak will host an in-person meeting of his peers and central bank governors from the Group of Seven countries in London on June 4 and 5 ahead of G7 leaders' summit, the British finance ministry said.

Sunak will also convene a virtual meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors on May 28, the Treasury said. (Reuters file photo)

"June’s meeting will seek to progress the Chancellor’s G7 priorities of building a green and inclusive global economic recovery, protecting jobs, and supporting vulnerable countries to recover from the Covid pandemic," the ministry said on Tuesday.

Sunak will also convene a virtual meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors on May 28, the Treasury said.