The official agenda is on inequality, international tax rules, cyber security and blocking the funding of terrorism

Yeah, right.

The real focus, says Reuters:

  • 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.
  • "It will be another chance to learn what the U.S. government is thinking and planning," said a G7 official at one of several briefings by national delegations this week.

And ... this old chestnut:

  • While not on the official agenda, sources said there will also be discussion of debt relief for Greece ahead of a May 22 meeting of euro zone finance ministers on the disbursement of new loans for Athens.

The article is here for more.

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The G7 meeting is in Ital. It runs through to Saturday.