With markets in chaos, G7 officials start meeting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A meeting of finance ministers and central bankers of the Group of Seven major industrialized nations got under way at about 2:15 p.m. EDT (1815) on Friday at the U.S. Treasury Department.
Top economic officials are struggling to find ways to calm chaotic financial markets.
(Reporting by Mark Felsenthal; Editing by Theodore d'Afflisio)
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