News Summary

• The G20 finance ministers and central bank governors are gathering in Bangkok, Thailand, on Thursday.
• The meetings are being held in conjunction with the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank.
• The economic fallout from the US-Israel war on Iran is expected to dominate discussions.
• Other issues likely to feature on the agenda include the ballooning debt levels of many countries, which exceed 100 percent of GDP in the US, Canada, Japan, Italy and France.
• The G20 meeting will help shape the agenda for the headline leaders’ summit in Miami, Florida, taking place on December 14-15.