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Sunak is meeting other finance ministers in Washington this week
on the sidelines of the annual meetings of the International
Monetary Fund and the World Bank.
"Global cooperation is key to addressing our shared challenges
as we emerge from the pandemic," he said in a statement ahead of
the meetings.
"From global tax reform to global supply chains, we must work
together to seek international solutions for the benefit of our
citizens at home."
The IMF warned on Tuesday that supply-chain bottlenecks,
including delays at ports and shortages of key components such
as microchips used in car production, were delaying recovery and
fuelling inflation pressures worldwide.
Britain has been hit especially hard due to the added impact of
post-Brexit trade barriers and tougher immigration rules.
Many British petrol stations temporarily ran out of fuel last
month, and a pan-European surge in natural gas prices has led to
a shortage of carbon dioxide used to stun farm animals before
slaughter.
Sunak also intends to encourage other rich countries to redirect
part of their share of the IMF's new $650 billion allocation of
its internal currency to poorer nations to improve healthcare
and respond to climate change.
(Reporting by David Milliken; Editing by William Schomberg)
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