G-7 to address 'regulatory gaps' after bank turmoil: draft statement

Wealthy nation bloc's finance ministers to say global financial system 'resilient'

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G-7 finance ministers and central bank governors at a three-day meeting in the Japanese city of Niigata. (Photo by Tomoki Mera)

Nikkei staff writers

NIIGATA, Japan -- Group of Seven finance ministers will take measures to prevent future bank failures like that of based Silicon Valley Bank in the U.S., according to a draft of their final statement to be released on Saturday, Nikkei has learned.

The bloc's finance chiefs and central bank governors, who are wrapping up a three-day meeting, will also reaffirm that "our financial system is resilient," noting the effectiveness of regulatory reforms implemented after the 2008 global financial crisis. 

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