2025 B7 Communiqué
Bolstering Economic Security and Resilience
For the last 50 years, the G7 — made up of Canada, the United States, Japan, France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, and the EU — has supported strong institutions and international trade, allowing businesses to grow, innovation to thrive, and standards of living to rise.
The 2025 B7 Communiqué
What does a blueprint for achieving economic security and resilience look like? Well, it looks a lot like…
Ensuring a reliable supply of critical minerals and materials
Critical minerals are irreplaceable inputs for semiconductors, chips, batteries, electric vehicles, fertilizer, pharmaceuticals, ammunition, radar, and more, making them indispensable to the energy and digital transformations as well as the economic and national security of G7 countries. Considering this, it’s no wonder appetite for critical minerals is projected to increase by up to 800% by 2040.
However, their scarcity and concentration mean that single countries can dominate the supply chains, exposing G7 members to possible — and alarming — risks, with potential disruptions reducing availability and affordability. Because of this, it’s imperative the G7 develops mechanisms to both incentivize and protect investments in extraction and processing capacity to diversify critical minerals value chains.
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Championing predictable and efficient global trade
The global trading system is a cornerstone of prosperity and plays a pivotal role in enhancing living standards. The benefits of trade have been substantial: innovation, job creation, diversified markets, foreign investment, lowered consumer prices, and improved resource allocation.
Global trade relies on the seamless operation of supply chains. The OECD estimates that only 30% of annual international trade comes from the movement of finished goods, while the other 70% is derived from intermediate steps of the supply chain. But these crucial networks face an increasing variety of threats.
Governments have a critical role to play in helping businesses make the changes required to build robust and efficient supply chains. Improving trade enablement — the processes, technologies, and policies that streamline trade and improve access to trade-related resources — is an essential part of this.
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Realizing the promise of responsible AI and digital
AI is driving a major technological shift, transforming industries through improved efficiency and decision-making. The acceleration of AI adoption presents a transformative opportunity for G7 countries — it could even increase global GDP as much as $7 trillion by 2030. However, there are barriers to AI adoption that need to be overcome, including talent shortages and skills gaps, infrastructure and regulatory uncertainty.
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Investing in a secure and clean energy economy
With global energy demand projected to rise by nearly 50% by 2050, G7 nations must ensure their energy systems are prepared to meet this demand and strengthen their capacity to support collective energy security. This transformational expansion of energy systems is unfolding amid supply chain vulnerabilities made worse by geopolitical tensions. The risks posed by energy insecurity have elevated energy policies as a critical issue of economic resilience and national security.
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Strengthening systemic security and resilience
There are three enablers that will strengthen economic security and resilience:
Global health security
Global health security requires strong systems to prevent, detect, and respond to cross-border threats. Yet funding shortfalls and workforce losses threaten recent gains in pandemic preparedness, disease control, and health equity. As new risks emerge, sustained investment and reform are essential.
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Infrastructure resilience
Efficient infrastructure is vital for economic growth and global connectivity, yet chronic underinvestment, aging systems, climate events, cyber risks, and inadequate redundancy threaten its reliability. Despite urgent calls, global investment lags behind rising demand. The growing scale of these challenges highlights the need for the G7 to prioritize and act collectively to strengthen infrastructure resilience as a cornerstone of economic strategy.
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Cyber security preparedness
Cyberspace is a growing arena of geopolitical and economic conflict, with sophisticated threats from both state and non-state actors. As cyber crime crosses borders instantly, innovative and coordinated responses are essential. Private companies that safeguard critical digital infrastructure are on the frontlines. Addressing these escalating risks demands urgent, collective action from G7 members to strengthen global cyber preparedness.
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