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The '''Group of Twenty Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors''' (also known as the "G-20") is an informal forum that promotes open and constructive discussion between industrial and emerging-market countries on key issues related to global economic stability.

The '''Group of Twenty Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors''' (also known as the "G-20") is an informal forum that promotes open and constructive discussion between industrial and emerging-market countries on key issues related to global economic stability.

The inaugural meeting of the G-20 took place in Berlin, on December 1516, 1999, hosted by German and Canadian finance ministers. It was created in response to the financial crises, which occurred towards the end of the 1990s. In addition, it offered a platform for the largest emerging-market economies, which had previously been excluded from forums such as the [[G-8]].

The inaugural meeting of the G-20 took place in Berlin, on 15-16 December, 1999, hosted by the German and Canadian finance ministers. It was created in response to the financial crises which occurred towards the end of the 1990s. In addition, it offered a platform for the largest emerging-market economies, which had previously been excluded from forums such as the [[G-8]].

==Membership==

==Membership==