G7 SUMMIT

NEWS:  French President Emmanuel Macron has invited Prime Minister of India to attend the 52nd G7 Summit (2026) in France

G7 Summit 2026

• Annual meeting of leaders of the world’s seven advanced democracies to deliberate on global economic stability, security, climate change, and geopolitical issues.
• Host Country: France
• Venue: Évian, France

About G7

• Informal forum of leading industrialized democraciesàmeet annually to coordinate responses to global economic and political challenges.
• Members of G7: United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and Canada.
• The European Union (EU) participates as a non-enumerated member
• Represents Nearly 40% of Global GDP
• Guide global responses to economic shocks, pandemics, and geopolitical conflicts

Functions:

• Aligns fiscal and monetary policies among major economiesà Manage inflation, debt crises, and financial instability.
• Global Governance Influence àshapes norms on trade, development finance, debt restructuring, and multilateral institutional reforms.
• A platform to coordinate responses to geopolitical crises, sanctions regimes, and global security challenges.
• Advances climate mitigation targets+ clean energy transitions+ global environmental commitments.