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BACKGROUND
In this context a REGION is an area of land usually comprising more than one country.
TPB 150314a
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BRICS ... Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa
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G7 ... Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK and USA
The Group of 7 (G7) is a group consisting of the finance ministers and central bank governors of seven major advanced economies as reported by the International Monetary Fund: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States meeting to discuss primarily economic issues.
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G8 ... Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the UK and USA
The Group consists of the 6-7-8 largest industrialized democracies, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States.
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G20 ...
The members of the G-20 are the finance ministers and central bank governors of 19 countries: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, with the U.K. and the U.S., as well as the European Union, represented
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REGIONS ... G20
What is the G20
Explainer: who gets invited to the G20 summit, and why
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Open file 9452
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Great Lakes Region of Africa
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ECOWAS ... Economic Cooperation Organization for West African States
French ... CEDEAO (Communauté économique des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest)
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IGAD ... Inter Governmental Agency for Development
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NAFTA ... North American Free Trade Area
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