Coronavirus breaks out at Riyadh G20

(ANSA) - ROME, FEBRUARY 22 - The coronavirus explosion will be at the heart of the financial G20 talks taking place this weekend, and the finance ministers and governors meeting in Riyadh, in Saudi Arabia, must be ready for any scenario. Bruno Le Maire, French finance minister said so, explaining that at the moment the "main scenario" for the impact on the global economy is that of a fall and then a "V-shaped" recovery. Tax items related to the web tax and minimaglobal taxation were initially included in the financial G20 agenda. However, the spread of the virus and the impact on the economy are gaining the upper hand in discussions among the leaders of the economy. The high uncertainty resulting from the virus was also underlined by the Governor of the Bank of Japan, Haruhiko Kuroda.