Implementation of G-7 agenda challenging

Published Mon, Jun 7, 2021 · 05:50 AM

London

THE Group of Seven (G-7) agenda in Cornwall, England on Friday will concentrate on ending the Covid-19 pandemic to secure a global economic recovery.

But similar to the G-7 finance ministers' spin of their "historic" global tax reform, the implementation of these aims will be extremely challenging. Aware that the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, France, Italy and Canada are well advanced in their Covid-19 vaccination campaigns, the G-7 leaders will promise to help developing nations' programmes. Aid is critical.

According to data from the World Health Organization (WHO), there were more than 172 million confirmed Covid-19 cases by early June, including 3.7 million deaths.

The likelihood, however, is that there have been far more cases and deaths in Africa, India and other developing nation…