G7 agreed IMF and World Bank should increase aid to vulnerable countries, says French finance minister

​French ​Finance ‌Minister Roland Lescure said ​on Tuesday that ‌G7 finance ministers had agreed that the International Monetary Fund ‌and the World ‌Bank needed to step up efforts to aid vulnerable ⁠countries.

Lescure, ​who ⁠is hosting a G7 finance ⁠ministers' meeting in Paris, made ​the comments as he arrived ⁠for the second and ⁠last day ​of talks.

A joint G7 statement, resulting ⁠from the meeting, is expected ⁠later ⁠on Tuesday.

(This story has not been edited by Devdiscourse staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)