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G-20 Plans Extraordinary Meeting to Discuss Debt Relief

Finance chiefs, central bankers to hold discussion on Nov. 13
Nations to co-ordinate next steps after initial disagreements

SAUDI-ECONOMY-G20 — Photographer: Fayez Nureldine/AFP via Getty Images

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Eric Martin, and

October 28, 2020, 2:51 PM UTCUpdated onOctober 28, 2020, 7:39 PM UTC

Finance ministers and central bankers from the world’s largest economies plan to hold an extraordinary meeting on Nov. 13 to discuss bolder action to help poor nations struggling to repay their debts.

The Group of 20 ministers plan to meet a week prior to the annual gathering of heads of government on Nov. 21-22, according to a copy of the meeting’s agenda seen by Bloomberg.