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Issues of the G8

International Trade and Finance

First and foremost, the G8 is concerned with the world economy and international trade and finance. This includes:

Strengthening intergovernmental cooperation
Improving the world monetary and trade systems

Examples of past G8 decisions:

Reorganizing international financial systems in the 1970s following the collapse of the Bretton Woods Agreement (which regulated the value of world currencies)
Pushing international trade agreements such as the General Agreement of Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and the World Trade Organization (WTO)
Providing economic and financial assistance to Central Europe and Russia after the fall of the Soviet Union
Ameliorating the 1987 global stock market plunge
Bailing out Mexico following the collapse of its currency in 1994
Stemming the 1997-99 Asian financial crisis that threatened global financial institutions

Global Peace and Security

The G8 is also concerned with global peace and security. This includes:

Creating a free and peaceful world
Aiding in the prevention and resolution of international conflicts

Examples of G8 decisions:

Encouraging defence and arms reduction during the Cold War
Encouraging democracy and human rights in Central Europe and the Third World
Aiding United Nations and NATO activities in the former Yugoslavia
Declarations against terrorism
Condemning nuclear testing in India in 1998
Urging economic and political reforms in Indonesia in 1998

The Third World

The G8 is also concerned with developing countries and the Third World. Some actions that the G7/G8 have taken include:

Encouraging democracy and human rights in the Third World
Launching the Cologne Debt Initiative to ease Third World Debt
Launching the New Partnership for Africa's Development

Issues of the G8

International Trade and Finance

Global Peace and Security

The Third World

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Membership in the G8