G20 – Group of Twenty is established
On September 25, 1999 in Washington, D.C., the finance ministers of the Group of Seven (G7) (which began 1986) leading industrialized nations announced the creation of the Group of Twenty (G20). "This new international forum of finance ministers and central bank governors represents 19 countries, the European Union and the Bretton Woods Institutions (the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank)." [1] "The creation of the G-20 fulfilled the commitment by G-7 leaders at the June 1999 Summit at Köln "…to establish an informal mechanism for dialogue among systemically important countries within the framework of the Bretton Woods institutional system." [2] The G20 (Group of Twenty) is an international forum representing the worlds wealthiest countries and central bank governors from 19 countries and the European Union (EU) they consult on matters pertaining to the international financial system. The World Economic Forum (WEF) claim credit for this forum, which was born out of discussions of how the Asian financial crisis influences the global economy, held at Davos January 30, 1998. [3, 4] At the G-7 meeting with finance ministers and central bank governors announced a proposal “to broaden the dialogue on key economic and financial policy issues among systemically significant..> READ MORE