members - (8) Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Finland, Hungary, Romania, Sweden
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC): note - also known as the Cooperation
Council for the Arab States of the Gulf
established - 25 May 1981
aim - to promote regional cooperation in economic, social, political, and military affairs
members - (6) Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE
Indian Ocean Commission (InOC): established - 21 December 1982
aim - to organize and promote regional cooperation in all sectors, especially economic
members - (5) Comoros, France (for Reunion), Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles
Inter-American Development Bank (IADB): note - also known as Banco
Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID)
established - 8 April 1959; effective - 30 December 1959