Thursday 29 August 2013

G8 SUMMIT

The Group of Eight (G8) is a forum for the governments of eight of the world's eleven largest national economies; not included are Brazil at 7th (IMF), India at 9th and China at 2nd. The forum originated with a 1975 summit hosted by France that brought together representatives of six governments: France, the Federal Republic of Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States, thus leading to the name Group of Six or G6. The summit became known as the Group of Seven or G7 the following year with the addition of Canada. The G7 is composed of 7 of 8 of the wealthiest countries on Earth (as national net wealth) and by 7 of 11 of the wealthiest countries on Earth by GDP,[1] and it remains active despite the creation of the G8. In 1997, Russia was added to the group which then became known as the G8. The European Union is represented within the G8 but cannot host or chair summits.

Date
Host country
Host leader
Location held
November 15–17, 1975
June 27–28, 1976
May 7–8, 1977
July 16–17, 1978
June 28–29, 1979
June 22–23, 1980
July 20–21, 1981
June 4–6, 1982
May 28–30, 1983
June 7–9, 1984
May 2–4, 1985
May 4–6, 1986
June 8–10, 1987
June 19–21, 1988
July 14–16, 1989
July 9–11, 1990
July 15–17, 1991
July 6–8, 1992
July 7–9, 1993
July 8–10, 1994
June 15–17, 1995
June 27–29, 1996
June 20–22, 1997
May 15–17, 1998
Birmingham, England
June 18–20, 1999
July 21–23, 2000
July 20–22, 2001
June 26–27, 2002
June 2–3, 2003
June 8–10, 2004
July 6–8, 2005
July 15–17, 2006
June 6–8, 2007
July 7–9, 2008
July 8–10, 2009
June 25–26, 2010[15]
May 26–27, 2011
May 18–19, 2012
June 17-18, 2013
David Cameron
    -- expected
2014
Vladimir Putin
    -- expected

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