(11 May 2023)
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Niigata - 11 May 2023
1. Pan of Shunichi Suzuki, Japanese Finance Minister, walking in
2. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Shunichi Suzuki, Japanese Finance Minister
“Firstly I will first discuss the situation in Ukraine. With regards to assistance to Ukraine, while confirming the significant results of financial assistance and IMF assistance programs so far, we will also discuss strengthening cooperation with development financial institutions and assistance to neighboring countries.”
3. Wide of Suzuki
4. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Shunichi Suzuki, Japanese Finance Minister:
“As support for Japan's neighboring countries, to support the acceptance of Ukrainian refugees and promote investment by Japanese companies and such, JBIC (Japan Bank for International Cooperation) will announce a $1 billion fund mobilization. We will also advance discussions on measures to circumvent Russian sanctions.”
5. Pan of Suzuki
6. Close of G7 logo
7. Pan of Suzuki leaving
8. Various of Kazuo Ueda, Bank of Japan Governor
9. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Kazuo Ueda, Bank of Japan Governor:
“If that happens (the United States defaults on its debt), it will become a big move and a big problem, and I think that the Fed alone, for example, may not be able to counteract it. I believe that the US government will do everything in its power to prevent this from happening.”
10. Cutaway of media
11. Various of Ueda
STORYLINE:
The financial leaders of the Group of Seven wealthy nations are meeting in Japan in the port city of in Niigata ahead of a G-7 summit in Hiroshima to tackle global economic challenges including the war in Ukraine.
Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki announced a mobilization of $1 billion funds to Ukraine-related aid.
This G-7 meeting takes place as a standoff over the U.S. debt ceiling looms as one of the biggest potential threats to the global economy.
Kazuo Ueda, the governor of the Bank of Japan, said that if the United States defaults on its debt, it will become a big move and a big problem that the Federal Reserve alone can't counteract.
AP Video shot by Haruka Nuga
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