G7 finance leaders agree on coordination for global recovery: Japan's Aso

[April 30, 2020]  TOKYO (Reuters) - Group of Seven finance leaders agreed during a telephone conference on Thursday on the need for policy coordination to achieve a global economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said.

Aso made the comment during a news conference held after Japan's parliament had approved a supplementary budget to fund a $1.1 trillion stimulus package to cushion the blow to the Japanese economy from the pandemic.

(Reporting by Leika Kihara; Editing by Gareth Jones)

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