Japan calls for 'timely' G20 action to combat coronavirus fallout
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TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan called on Group of 20 (G20) finance leaders to take timely policy steps to tackle global economic risks posed by the coronavirus outbreak, its finance minister Taro Aso said.Aso said after a conference call with his G20 counterparts that the nature of the crisis was different from the collapse of Lehman Brothers in 2008, when dollar funding dried up.However, Aso told reporters on Monday that he informed the G20 he was "deeply concerned" about the damage the coronavirus..