Group of Ten

The Group of Ten is made up of eleven industrial countries (Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States) which consult and co-operate on economic, monetary and financial matters.

The Ministers of Finance and Central Bank Governors of the Group of Ten usually meet once a year in connection with the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. The Deputies of the Group of Ten meet as needed, but usually between two and four times a year. Ad hoc committees and working parties of the Group of Ten are set up as needed.

In recent years, work by the Group of Ten has included reports on collective action clauses, insolvency arrangements and contract enforceability, turbulence in asset markets, and the implications for financial markets and economic policies of ageing and pension system reform.

These reports and the communiqués of the Minsters and Governors of the Group of Ten are available at