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May 20, 2024 · Group of Eight, intergovernmental organization that originated in 1975. Members are the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Canada, and Japan. Russia became the eighth member in 1997 but was indefinitely suspended in 2014 after it illegally annexed the Ukrainian republic of Crimea.
Map of G8 member nations and the European Union. The Group of Eight ( G8) was an inter-governmental political forum from 1997 until 2014. [1] It had formed from incorporating Russia into the Group of Seven, or G7, and returned to its previous name after Russia was expelled in 2014. [2]
Jun 17, 2013 · G8 stands for Group of Eight and is made up of leaders from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the UK and the United States of America. The leaders of these countries take it in...
Sep 29, 2021 · The Group of Eight (G-8) was an intergovernmental organization that met periodically to address international economic and monetary issues. The G-8 is now referred to as...
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Mar 3, 2014 · The Group of Eight (G8) refers to the group of eight highly industrialized nations—France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, Japan, the United States, Canada, and Russia—that...
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Jun 14, 2013 · With no headquarters, budget or permanent staff, the Group of Eight is an informal but exclusive body whose members set out to tackle global challenges through discussion and action. The G8...
Jan 9, 2020 · Matt Rosenberg. Updated on January 09, 2020. The G8, or Group of Eight, is a slightly outdated name for the annual meeting of the top global economic powers. Conceived in 1973 as a forum for world leaders, the G8 has, for the most part, been replaced by the G20 forum since about 2008.
