The Group of Ten or G10 refers to the group of countries that have agreed to participate in the General Arrangements to Borrow (GAB). The GAB was established in Years: 1959 1960 1961 - 1962 - 1963 1964 1965 Decades: 1930s 1940s 1950s - 1960s - 1970s 1980s 1990s Centuries: 19th century - 20th century - 21st century 1962 in topic: Arts Architecture - Art - Film - Literature - Music Science and technology Aviation - Rail transport - Science - Television Other topics Canada - Sport Lists of leaders: State leaders - Religious... 1962, when the governments of eight The flag of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is the international organization entrusted with overseeing the global financial system by monitoring foreign exchange rates and balance of payments, as well as offering technical and financial assistance when asked. Contents // 1 Organization and Purpose 2 History... 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France, The Italian Republic or Italy ( Italian: Repubblica Italiana or Italia) is a country in southern Europe. It comprises a boot-shaped peninsula and two large islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia, and shares its northern alpine boundary with France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia. The independent countries of San... Italy, 日本国 (Nihon/Nippon-koku)  listen? ( Flag of Japan) ( Imperial Seal) Official language Japanese Capital Tokyo Largest City Tokyo Emperor Akihito Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 60th 377,835 km² 0.8% Population  - Total ( 2004)  - Density Ranked 10th 127,333... Japan, the The Netherlands ( Dutch: Nederland) is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands ( Dutch: Koninkrijk der Nederlanden). The Netherlands is a parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarch, located in northwestern Europe. It borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the... 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G10 members

• Belgium
• Netherlands
• Canada
• Sweden
• France
• Switzerland
• Germany
• The United Kingdom
• Italy
• The United States
• Japan

Reference

• IMF (http://www.imf.org/external/np/exr/facts/groups.htm)

See also

• 1983 G-7 Economic Summit in Williamsburg, Virginia (left to right) Pierre Trudeau, Gaston Thorn, Helmut Kohl, François Mitterrand, Ronald Reagan, Yasuhiro Nakasone, Margaret Thatcher, Amintore Fanfani. The Group of Seven or G7 is a coalition of the major industrial democracies: the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and... G7
• G8 (disambiguation). G-8 work session; July 20-22, 2001. The Group of Eight (G8) is the coalition of eight of the worlds leading industrialized nations: France, Germany ( West Germany to 1991), Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States, (the G6, 1975), Canada (the G7, 1976), and Russia... G8
• The G12 or Group of Twelve is a group of industrially-advanced countries whose central banks co-operate to regulate international finance. The member countries are: Australia Belgium Canada France Germany Italy Japan Netherlands Spain Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom United States Note that the G12 consists of thirteen countries. The... G12