JAPAN: Finance Minister Koriki Jojima met with UK counterpart George Osborne before holding meetings with U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, both in town for the bi-annual meetings
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JAPAN: Finance Minister Koriki Jojima met with UK counterpart George Osborne before holding meetings with U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, both in town for the bi-annual meetings
- Title: JAPAN: Finance Minister Koriki Jojima met with UK counterpart George Osborne before holding meetings with U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, both in town for the bi-annual meetings
- Date: 12th October 2012
- Summary: TOKYO, JAPAN (OCTOBER 11, 2012) (REUTERS) ( ** BEWARE FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY **) HOTEL WHERE BILATERAL MEETINGS TOOK PLACE POLICE OFFICER IN FRONT OF SIGN READING: "2012 TOKYO ANNUAL MEETINGS" JAPANESE FINANCE MINISTER KORIKI JOJIMA MEETING WITH UK FINANCE MINISTER GEORGE OSBORNE JOJIMA AND OSBORNE SHAKING HANDS VARIOUS OF JOJIMA AND OSBORNE SHAKING HANDS AND SITTING DOWN (MUTE) TOKYO, JAPAN (OCTOBER 11, 2012) (REUTERS) JOJIMA GREETING UNITED STATES TREASURY SECRETARY TIMOTHY GEITHNER MORE OF GEITHNER AND JOJIMA SHAKING HANDS MEETING OF G7 FINANCE MINISTERS AND CENTRAL BANKERS GEITHNER JOJIMA UNITED STATES FEDERAL RESERVE CHAIRMAN BEN BERNANKE PARTICIPANTS AT MEETING
- Embargoed: 27th October 2012 13:00
- Keywords:
- Location: Japan
- Country: Japan
- Topics: International Relations,Economic News,Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA1IZOWFOYBNZ7VNENY0A9GFQ16
- Story Text: Japan's finance minister met with his UK and U.S. counterparts on Thursday(October 11) as ministers and central bankers from G7 nations met on the sidelines of the IMF/World Bank meetings in Tokyo.
Koriki Jojima met with UK Finance minister George Osborne before holding meetings with U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, both in town for the bi-annual meetings.
The IMF cut its global growth forecast this week for the second time since April and said Europe's debt repair process was critically incomplete.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Washington had a window of opportunity after the November 6 presidential election to negotiate a debt reform framework.
Although the differing views offer a glimpse into the tricky politics surrounding the IMF meetings. A meeting of G7 ministers and central bankers also took place on the sidelines.
European officials are keen to ensure their region is not the sole topic of discussion, and want more attention placed on the difficulties Washington faces addressing its "fiscal cliff" of automatic spending cuts and tax increases that will take effect early next year unless Congress acts. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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