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)