G20 leaders to confront energy prices, other economic woes
Cars pass by a gas station in Saint Jean de Luz, southwestern France, Friday, Oct. 22, 2021. When they gather for their first post-pandemic summit, leaders of the Group of 20 countries will confront a global recovery that's encountering unexpectedly persistent headwinds: A global energy crunch bringing higher fuel and utility prices, allegedly temporary consumer inflation that might hang around longer than first thought, and bottlenecks in supply chains that keep the global economy humming and goods headed to customers. (AP Photo/Bob Edme, File)
By DAVID McHUGH and JOSH BOAK
Associated Press
ROME — Leaders of the Group of 20 countries gathering for their first in-person summit since the pandemic took hold will confront a global recovery hampered by a series of stumbling blocks: an energy crunch spurring higher fuel and utility prices, new COVID-19 outbreaks, and logjams in the supply chains that keep the economy humming and goods headed to consumers....
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