G20 to discuss coronavirus impact on global economy

Finance Ministers and central bankers of the G20 countries will hold a meeting in Saudi Arabia on February 22 and 23. The main topic of the conference will be the impact of the pneumonia outbreak on the global economy.

Report says, citing Kyodo, that the participants of the meeting will discuss possible countermeasures in connection with the current situation, which led, in particular, to the disruption of product supply chains and a decrease in the tourist flow.

China's major city Wuhan faced an outbreak of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus in late December 2019.