"We're on home straight. Negotiations are taking place almost every day and at all levels of the G20, G7 and the OECD," Scholz said in a joint virtual news conference with French counterpart Bruno Le Maire.
Washington on Thursday offered to accept a rate of at least 15% during international negotiations, significantly below its proposed 21% minimum for US multinational firms.
"The possibility of reaching a global and consensus-based solution is now concrete," Italian Economy Minister Daniele Franco said in a statement.
Macron notably announced that France would cancel almost $5 billion in debt owed by Khartoum in order to help a transition he described as an "inspiration".
"The High-Level Independent Panel on Financing the Global Commons for Pandemic Preparedness and Response (...) will consider practicable solutions to ensure sustainable financing for pandemic prevention, surveillance, preparedness, and response", Ignazio Visco said at a World Bank event.
A new $650 billion allocation of the IMF’s quasi currency known as Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) will provide over $20 billion of funding, while an extended repayment holiday on loans from rich G20 nations will temporarily save another $7 billion.
"We clarified in written form the G20 nations' thinking on currency rates. It's a clarification, not a change, in our stance," Aso told reporters on Wednesday.
Aso was speaking after attending a virtual meeting of leaders from the G20 major economies, held on the sidelines of IMF/World Bank spring meetings.