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Japan’s Aso to not attend G20 summit – Kyodo

Dhwani Mehta FXStreet

Japan’s news agency, Kyodo reports that the Japanese Finance Minister Aso will not attend the G20 meeting next week.

This comments after Japan’s Vice Minister of Finance and International Affairs, Masatsugu Asakawa said earlier this week that they are aiming for Aso to attend the G20 meeting. But the final decision on whether or not Aso should go to the G20 meeting will depend on the National Diet.

The G20 meeting takes place on 19-20 March in Buenos Aires.

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Dhwani Mehta

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Residing in Mumbai (India), Dhwani is a Senior Analyst and Manager of the Asian session at FXStreet. She has over 10 years of experience in analyzing and covering the global financial markets, with specialization in Forex and commodities markets.

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