経済支援で追加行動　Ｇ２０財務相・中銀総裁が合意―新型コロナ

　【ロンドン時事】２０カ国・地域（Ｇ２０）財務相・中央銀行総裁は２３日に開いた緊急テレビ会議で、新型コロナウイルスの世界的流行の市場や経済状況への影響などを注視し、経済下支えのため、さらなる行動を取ることで合意した。議長国サウジアラビアが発表した。首脳によるテレビ会議を近日中に開催することも確認した。
　発表によると、会議では低所得国の債務問題に対処するため、２国間・多国間の協力強化策も話し合われた。
　サウジのジャドアーン財務相は会議で「２月の財務相・中銀総裁の会議以降、世界経済の見通しは著しく悪化した。新型コロナの世界的なまん延は需要と供給を混乱させ、世界経済に打撃を与えた」と指摘。Ｇ２０は協力を強化し、さらなる緊急対応を準備するとともに、経済の急速な回復を促すための中長期的な措置も示すべきだと述べた。（2020/03/24-05:15）

Group of 20 finance ministers and central bank chiefs agreed on Monday to take additional measures to keep the economy afloat while closely watching impacts of the global spread of the novel coronavirus on financial markets and economic activities.
   In an emergency videoconference held in response to the coronavirus pandemic, the officials of the 20 advanced and emerging economies also confirmed that G-20 leaders will hold a videoconference shortly to talk about issues related to the viral outbreak, Saudi Arabia, which chaired Monday's session, said.
   The finance chiefs and top central bankers also discussed strengthening bilateral and multilateral cooperation in dealing with debt problems in low-income nations.
   Saudi Finance Minister Mohammed al-Jadaan said at the meeting that the global economic outlook has deteriorated dramatically since the G-20 finance ministers and central bank chiefs held talks in February, noting that the worldwide spread of the coronavirus has disrupted supply and demand and delivered a blow to the economies across the globe.
   The G-20 economies need to prepare additional emergency measures to address the situation through stepped-up cooperation and at the same time show medium- to long-term measures to help promote a rapid economic recovery, he said.