December 1975
and 3 June 1977

members - (9) Canada, EU (as one member), France, Germany, Italy, Japan,
Russia, UK, US

** Group of 9 (G-9) **

established - NA

aim - to discuss matters of mutual interest on an informal basis

members - (9) Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Finland, Hungary,
Romania, Sweden, Yugoslavia

** Group of 10 (G-10) **

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

established - NA October 1962

aim - to coordinate credit policy

members - (11) Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan,
Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, US nonstate participants - (4)
BIS, EU, IMF, OECD

** Group of 11 (G-11) **

note - also known as the Cartagena Group; established in 21-22 June 1984,
in Cartagena, Colombia; aim was to provide a forum for largest debtor
nations in Latin America; members were Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile,
Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela

** Group of 15 (G-15) **

note - byproduct of the Nonaligned Movement established - NA September
1989

aim - to promote economic cooperation among developing nations; to act
as the main political organ for the Nonaligned Movement

members - (16) Algeria, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Egypt, India, Indonesia,
Jamaica, Kenya, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Senegal, Sri Lanka, Venezuela,
Zimbabwe

** Group of 24 (G-24) **

established - 1 August 1989

aim - to promote the interests of developing countries in Africa, Asia,
and Latin America within the IMF

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,
South Africa, Sri Lanka, Syria, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela

** Group of 77 (G-77) **

established - 15 June 1964 was set up; NA October 1967 first ministerial
meeting

aim - to promote economic cooperation among developing countries; name
persists in spite of increased membership

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, Botsw