tate economic cooperation among the seven major non-
Communist economic powers

members -- (7) Group of 5 (France, Germany, Japan, UK, US) plus Canada
and Italy

Group of 8 (G-8)

established -- NA October 1975

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

members -- (8) Australia, Canada, EU (as one member), Japan, Spain,
Sweden, Switzerland, 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

address -- c/o IMF Office in Europe, 64-66 ave dIena, 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

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

Group of 15 (G-15)

note -- byproduct of the Non-Aligned Movement

address -- Technical Support Facility, Ch du Champ dAncier 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

Group of 19 (G-19)

established -- NA October 1975

aim -- to represent the interests of the less developed countries
(LDCs) that participat