Official Agenda: Group and Gauge u.s

official agenda: However, many participants will be looking to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to gauge U.S. intentions on issues where Trump has threatened to upset the group's consensus protectionism and climate change, according to The Japan Times. It will be another chance to learn what the U.S. government is thinking and planning, said a G-7 official at one of several briefings by national delegations this week. The official agenda for Group of Seven finance ministers and central bankers in the city of Bari from Thursday to Saturday focuses on inequality, international tax rules, cybersecurity and blocking the funding of terrorism. At a meeting of the larger Group of 20 financial chiefs in Germany in March, ministers dropped their traditional pledge to keep global free trade open, acquiescing to an increasingly protectionist United States. The important thing is that Mnuchin will be there, with a clearer picture of U.S. policies than was available in previous weeks and months, said another G-7 official who also asked not to be named. Trump will decide whether to quit the global Paris agreement on climate change a campaign promise after meeting leaders at a G-7 summit on May 26-27, the White House has said. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.