informal steering committee; name persists in spite of the addition of
Switzerland on NA April 1984
address-c/o IMF Office in Europe, 64-66 ave d'Iena, F-75116 Paris,
France
telephone-[33] (1) 40 69 30 80
FAX-[33] (1) 47 23 40 89
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
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Group of 11 (G-11)
note-also known as the Cartagena Group
established-22 June 1984, in Cartagena, Colombia
aim-to provide a forum for largest debtor nations in Latin America
members-(11) Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Dominican
Republic, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela
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Group of 15 (G-15)
note-byproduct of the Non-Aligned Movement
address-Technical Support Facility, Ch du Champ d'Ancier 17, Case
postale 326, CH-1211 Geneva 19, Switzerland
telephone-[41] (22) 798 42 10
FAX-[41] (22) 798 38 49
established-September 1989
aim-to promote economic cooperation among developing nations; to act
as the main political organ for the Non-Aligned Movement
members-(15) Algeria, Argentina, Brazil, Egypt, India, Indonesia,
Jamaica, Malaysia, Mexico, Nigeria, Peru, Senegal, Venezuela,
Yugoslavia, Zimbabwe
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Group of 19 (G-19)
established-NA October 1975
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
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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Group of 24 (G-24)
address-c/o European Commission, DGIA- G-24 Coordination Unit, Rue de
la Loi 200, B-1049 Brussels, Belgium
telephone-[32] (2) 299 22 44
FAX-[32] (2) 299 06 02
established-NA January 1972
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