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Leaders of the Group of 20 industrialized and emerging economies are discussing corruption and fairness of taxation.
Participants at the G20 summit met in the Chinese city of Hangzhou for the second day of talks on Monday.
The leak earlier this year of the Panama Papers, a massive trove of documents on tax havens, shed light on the issue of global tax evasion and avoidance.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was expected to stress the importance of building an international taxation framework to prevent such practices.
Abe was also expected to offer support to countries attempting to crack down on corruption.
The Prime Minister is believed to have said corruption by public officials encourages terrorism and crime, and hinders economic growth.
The leaders will use the afternoon session to address terrorism and refugee issues as well as over-production of steel by China.
The meeting will close on Monday evening with a joint declaration.
Published Date:2016-09-05