G22 - Group of Twenty-Two

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008

Institution: Group 22 Abbreviation: G22 Type: Public Founded: 1998-1999 Members Total: 22 Membership in: Membership of: BIS, IMF, OECD, World Bank, Chair of the Interim Committee Description: In response to the crisis in Asia, Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors from 22 systematically significant economies met in Washington, D.C. in April 1998 to examine issues related ...

G10 - Group of Ten

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008

Institution: Group of 10 Abbreviation: G10 Type: Public Founded: 1964 Members Total: 11 Membership in: Membership of: BIS, OECD, European Commission, IMF Description: The Group of Ten is made up of eleven industrial countries (Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States) which consult and co-operate on ...

G7 - Group of Seven

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008

Institution: Group of 7 Abbreviation: G7 Type: Public Founded: 1985 Members Total: 7 Membership in: not applicable Membership of: not applicable Description: Group of Seven is the meeting of the finance ministers from the group of seven industrialized nations. The Group of Seven (G-7) major industrial countries began to hold annual economic summits (meetings at the level ...

G5 - Group of Five

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008

Institution: Group of 5 Abbreviation: G5 Type: Public Founded: 1969-1984 Members Total: 5 Membership in: not applicable Membership of: not applicable Description: The Group of Five (G-5) major industrial countries was established in the mid-1970s to coordinate the economic policies of France, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States. (These countries' currencies also constituted the ...

FSF - Financial Stability Forum

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008

Institution: Financial Stability Forum Abbreviation: FSF Type: Public Founded: 1999 Members Total: 26 Countries with their Finance Ministers, Central Bank Governors and Heads of Supervision Authorities plus several international bodies Membership in: none Membership of:International Financial Institutions (IMF, Worldbank, BIS, OECD), International Standard Setting, Regulatory and Supervisory Groupings (BCBS, IASB, IAIS, IOSCO), Committees of Central Bank ...