established—NA October 1962;
aim—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;
members—(11) Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, US ————————————————————————————————————- _#_Group of 11 (G-11), also known as the Cartagena Group;
established—22 June 1984, in Cartagena, Colombia;
aim—forum for largest debtor nations in Latin America;
members—(11) Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela ————————————————————————————————————- _#_Group of 19 (G-19)
established—NA October 1975;
aim—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, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Saudi Arabia, Venezuela, Yugoslavia, Zaire, Zambia ————————————————————————————————————- _#_Group of 24 (G-24)
established—NA January 1972;