The G7 Summit, held on June 26-28, concluded with several decisions that could have a lasting impact on the global economy. In the lead-up to the Summit, U.S. Chamber President and CEO Suzanne Clark discussed key business recommendations directly with the German Chancellor and other senior officials at the B7 summit in Berlin. Several of these important messages were picked up in the G7 communique.
- Suzanne Clark, President and CEO of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, with senior officials at the B7 Summit in Berlin prior to the G7.
What is G7 in today’s world?
The Group of Seven (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States) is primarily a strategic security forum. The G7 is also the de facto governing board of all the multilateral institutions that make up the scaffolding of the global rules-based system. For this G7 Summit, Germany invited India as a semi-permanent guest and the…