Finance Ministers Share an Optimistic Outlook
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From Times Wire Reports
Finance ministers from the world’s top economic powers acknowledged that the global economy has slowed more than expected but insisted that it is primed for a turnaround.
The one-day gathering in Rome of ministers from the Group of Seven industrialized nations, was preparing the agenda for a July 20-22 summit of G-8 leaders in the northern Italian city of Genoa.
The meeting involved officials from the United States, Japan, Germany, France, Britain, Italy and Canada. Officials from Russia, which is a member of G-8, were also present.
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