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.
Associated Press: G20 leaders to tackle energy prices, other economic woes
Italian President Sergio Mattarella (C) greets US President Joe Biden upon his arrival for their meeting at the Quirinale presidential palace in Rome on Oct. 29, 2021, ahead of an upcoming G20 summit of world leaders to discuss climate change, covid-19 and the post-pandemic global recovery.
