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This weekend in Washington saw a meeting of what is known as the "Group of 20" nations - those representing the most powerful economies in the world.
This weekend in Washington saw a meeting of what is known as the "Group of 20" nations - those representing the most powerful economies in the world. It's a little bit of a misnomer, as the G20 is actually 19 nations plus the European Union. The European Union itself consists of 27 nations, although just to confuse the issue there is cross-over.
Meetings of the G20 are not common, and one can imagine that getting 20 countries to agree on something over a weekend is no small task. More common are meetings of the G7 - the most powerful among the powerful. The G7 consists of the United States, Japan, Germany, France, Italy, The United Kingdom and Canada.
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