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G-2
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Group of
2
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Informal term that came into use about 1986 ; to
facilitate bilateral economic cooperation between
the two most powerful economic giants Japan, US
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G-3
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Group of 3
(established - NA October 1990)
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Aim - mechanism for policy
coordination.
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Members - (3) Colombia, Mexico,
Venezuela
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G-5
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Group of 5
(established - 22 September 1985)
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Aim - to coordinate the
economic policies of five major noncommunist
economic powers.
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Members - (5) France, Germany, Japan, UK,
US
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G-6
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Group of 6
(established - 22 May 1984)
note - also known as
Groupe des Six Sur le Desarmement; not to be
confused with the Big Six
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Aim - to achieve nuclear
disarmament.
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Members - (6) Argentina, Greece, India,
Mexico, Sweden, Tanzania
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G-7
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Group of 7
(established - 22 September 1985)
note - membership is the
same as the Big Seven
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WEB site -
http://ceo.gelos.org/free/ENRM_HOME/g7.html
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Aim - to facilitate
economic cooperation among the seven major
noncommunist economic powers.
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Members - (7) Group of 5 (France,
Germany, Japan, UK, US) plus Canada and Italy
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G-8
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Group of 8
(established - NA October 1975)
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WEB info -
http://www.g7.utoronto.ca/
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Aim - to facilitate
economic cooperation among the developed countries
(DCs) that participated in the Conference on
International Economic Cooperation (CIEC), held in
several sessions between NA December 1975 and 3
June 1977.
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Members - were Australia, Canada, EU (as
one member), Japan, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
US
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G-9
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Group of 9
(established - NA)
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Aim - to discuss matters
of mutual interest on an informal basis.
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Members - (9) Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Denmark, Finland, Hungary, Romania, Sweden,
Yugoslavia
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G-10
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Group of 10
(established - NA October 1962)
note - also known as the
Paris Club ; includes the wealthiest members of the
IMF who provide most of the money to be loaned and
act as the informal steering committee ; name
persists in spite of the addition of Switzerland on
NA April 1984
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Aim - to coordinate credit
policy.
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Members - (11) Belgium, Canada, France,
Germany, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Sweden,
Switzerland, UK, US
Nonstate participants - (4) BIS, EU, IMF,
OECD
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G-11
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Group of 11
(established - 22 June 1984, in Cartagena,
Colombia)
note - also known as the
Cartagena Group
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Aim - to provide a forum
for largest debtor nations in Latin
America.
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Members - (11) Argentina, Bolivia,
Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic,
Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela
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G-15
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Group of 15
(established - 22 June 1984, in Cartagena,
Colombia)
note - also known as the
Cartagena Group
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WEB site -
http://www.meadev.gov.in/foreign/g15.htm
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Aim - to provide a forum
for largest debtor nations in Latin
America.
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Members - (15) Algeria, Argentina,
Brazil, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Jamaica, Malaysia,
Mexico, Nigeria, Peru, Senegal, Venezuela, former
Yugoslavia, Zimbabwe
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G-19
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Group of 19
(established - NA October 1975)
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Aim - to represent the
interests of the less developed countries (LDCs)
that participated in the Conference on
International Economic Cooperation (CIEC) held in
several sessions between NA December 1975 and 3
June 1977
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Members - (19) Algeria, Argentina,
Brazil, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Egypt, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica,
Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Saudi Arabia,
Venezuela, Yugoslavia, Zambia
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G-24
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Group of 24
(established - NA January 1972)
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WEB site -
http://www.imf.org/search97cgi/s97is.dll
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Aim - to promote the
interests of developing countries in Africa, Asia,
and Latin America within the IMF.
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Members - (24) Algeria, Argentina,
Brazil, Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Cote d'Ivoire, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana,
Guatemala, India, Iran, Lebanon, Mexico, Nigeria,
Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Syria,
Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela, Yugoslavia
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G-30
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Group of 30
(established - NA 1979)
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WEB site -
http://www.group30.org/
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Aim - to discuss and
propose solutions to the world's economic
problems.
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Members - (30) informal group of 30
leading international bankers, economists,
financial experts, and business leaders organized
by Johannes Witteveen (former managing director of
the IMF)
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G-33
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Group of 33
(established - NA 1987)
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Aim - to promote solutions
to international economic problems.
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Members - (33) leading economists from 13
countries
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G-77
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Group of 77
(established - NA October 1967)
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WEB site -
http://www.g77.org/
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Aim - to promote economic
cooperation among developing countries ; name
persists in spite of increased membership
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Members - (131 plus the Palestine
Liberation Organization) Afghanistan, Algeria,
Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, The
Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize,
Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Burkina Faso, Burma,
Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central
African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia,
Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic
of the Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Cuba,
Cyprus, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic,
Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea,
Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana,
Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana,
Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq,
Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, South Korea, Kuwait, Laos,
Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar,
Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall
Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Federated States of
Micronesia, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia,
Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan,
Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru,
Philippines, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda, Saint Kitts
and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the
Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi
Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone,
Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa,
Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Syria,
Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and
Tobago, Tunisia, Uganda, UAE, Uruguay, Vanuatu,
Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zambia,
Zimbabwe, Palestine Liberation Organization
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GATT
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General Agreement on
Tariffs and Trade (established - 30 October
1947 / subsumed by the World Trade Organization
(WTrO) on 1 January 1995)
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WEB site -
http://gatt.org/
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Aim - to promote the
expansion of international trade on a
nondiscriminatory basis.
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Members - at the time were Angola,
Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Austria,
Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Belize,
Benin, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Burkina
Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central
African Republic, Chad, Chile, Colombia, Democratic
Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Costa
Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic,
Denmark, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Egypt, El
Salvador, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, The Gambia,
Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala,
Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong,
Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland,
Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, South Korea,
Kuwait, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macau,
Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali,
Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Morocco,
Mozambique, Namibia, Netherlands, NZ, Nicaragua,
Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Paraguay, Peru,
Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania,
Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint
Vincent and the Grenadines, Senegal, Sierra Leone,
Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sri
Lanka, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland,
Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago,
Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, UAE, UK, US, Uruguay,
Venezuela, Yugoslavia (suspended), Zambia,
Zimbabwe
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GCC
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Gulf Cooperation
Council (established - 25 May 1981)
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WEB site -
http://www.medea.be/en/index063.htm
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Aim - to promote regional
cooperation in economic, social, political, and
military affairs.
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Members - (6) Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman,
Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE
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