US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki discussed macroeconomic matters and sanctions against Russia on the sidelines of the G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting in the Japanese city of Niigata, which wrapped up on Saturday

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Thursday that Tokyo would allocate $1 billion through the Japan Bank for International Cooperation to support Ukraine and related efforts, the Kyodo news agency reported

G7 finance ministers are due to discuss strengthening the global financial system and economic measures against Russia at their three-day meeting in the Japanese city of Niigata, Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Thursday

The meeting of the finance ministers and central bank Governors of G7 countries will be held from May 11-13 in the Japanese city of Niigata

US Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen will head to Japan next week for the G7 finance ministers' meeting to discuss global economy issues and the Ukraine conflict, the Treasury said on Wednesday