PLACE
Navigation to REGIONS
Grouping of countries within an area of the world
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BACKGROUND
In this context a REGION is an area of land usually comprising more than one country.
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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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NAFTA ... North American Free Trade Area
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The financial health of the Euro-Zone
German Finance Minister: 'Europe and the euro are healthy' ... We ask Germany's most senior diplomat if the collapse of the eurozone is just a matter of time.
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Finance ... Euro-Zone
Saving the euro ... As European leaders try to keep the euro stable, we ask if Europe is facing a leadership problem or a structural crisis.
| Open file 2502
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Financial ... the debt crisis
Q&A: Eurozone debt crisis ... Al Jazeera takes a closer look at why the eurozone debt crisis matters, and possible solutions to the problem.
| Open file 2503
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Incompatible Politics and Finance
Europe: To Be or Not To Be ... As Europe's crisis worsens without any solution in sight is a shift in political power a sign of hope on the horizon?
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Open file 2504
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Policy Possibilities
Counting the Cost ... Lessons for Europe from Japan's 'lost decade' ... As Europe struggles with its financial crisis, we ask if there are lessons it can learn from the East.
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Open file 2506
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Corruption
Just how corrupt is Europe? ... New report reveals corruption due to lack of transparency and accountability contributing to the eurozone's debt crisis.
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Africa ... North Africa
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Middle East ... Israel / Palestine et al
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Geopolitics
Naval Power in SE Asia
Rattled by Chinese Submarines, India Joins Other Nations in Rebuilding Fleet ... China is estimated to have 60 conventional submarines and 10 nuclear-powered submarines
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Open file 8680
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SITE COUNT
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