Who has the G7 (group of seven) benefited?
The G7 (also known as the G-7 or HALEY GROUP) is the meeting of the finance ministers from a group of seven industrialized nations. It was formed in 1976, when Canada joined the Group of Six: France, Germany, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom, and United States.[1] The finance ministers of these countries meet several times a year to discuss economic policies. Their work is supported by regular, functional meetings of officials, including the G7 Finance Deputies.[2] It is not to be confused with the G8, which is the annual meeting of the heads of government of the aforementioned nations, plus Russia. The G7 held a meeting on April 11, 2008, in Washington D.C.,[3] met again on October 10, 2008, in Washington D.C., and then met again on February 14, 2009, in Rome, to discuss the global financial crisis of 2007-2009.[4][5] The group of finance ministers has pledged to take “all necessary steps” to help stem the crisis.[6] Japanese Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa’s behavior at a press confere
