Meeting to focus on challenges facing global economy: MFA

Brisbane

PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong's busy itinerary will take him to Australia this weekend for another major gathering of world leaders.

Fresh from attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting in Beijing and the Asean Summit in Myanmar earlier this week, Mr Lee will head to Brisbane - the capital of and most populous city in the state of Queensland - where the annual G-20 Summit will be held.

Among those accompanying Mr Lee on the trip are Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam, and senior officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), Ministry of Finance and the Monetary Authority of Singapore. According to a statement released by MFA on Thursday, this year's G-20 meeting will discuss current challenges facing the global economy, and efforts to …