US Secretary of the Treasury Jacob J. Lew (center) and other leaders attend the first session of the G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors' Meeting in Sendai, northern Japan. (KAZUHIRO NOGI AFP / GETTY IMAGES VIA AP)

TOKYO - Finance leaders of the Group of Seven nations will hold a teleconference on Wednesday to discuss measures to combat the coronavirus pandemic, Japan’s Jiji news agency said.

It will be the latest of several teleconferences held by G7 finance leaders since the spread of the pandemic

It will be the latest of several teleconferences held by G7 finance leaders since the spread of the pandemic that has pushed the global economy to the verge of deep recession.

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