IMPORTANT GLOBAL

TRADE/PEACE/ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
Latest Formed
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1.Indonesia
2.Malaysia
Economic 3.Phillippines
Organization 4.Singapore
Association of Phnom Penh, 8th
of ten 5.Thailand
1 ASEAN Southeast Asian Cambodia/ August,196
countries 6.Brunei
Nations Jakarta 7
located in 7.Burma(Myanmar)
Southeast Asia 8.Cambodia
9.Laos
10.Vietnam

19 Countries + EU
(European Union)
Group 1
1.Australia
2.Canada
3.Saudi Arabia
4.United States
Group 2
1.India
2.Russia
Group of Group of 2012-Los Cabos,
3.South Africa
Twenty Finance finance Mexico (current
4.Turkey
Ministers and ministers and Chair)
Group 3
2 G-20 Central Bank central bank 1999
1.Argentina
Governors/Gro governors 2013-Saint
2.Brazil
up of Twenty/ from 20 major Petersberg,
3.Mexico
G20 economies Russia
Group 4
1.France
2.Germany
3.Italy
4.United Kingdom
Group 5
1.China
2.Indonesia
3.Japan
4.South Korea

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1.Canada(Stephen
Harper)
1975
2.France(Francois
Note: The
Hollande)
G8/G7/G6
3.Germany(Angela
began in
The Group of Merkel)
1975 as the
Eight (G8) is a 4.Italy(Mario
Group of Six
forum for the Monti)
and
Governments 5.Japan(Yoshihiko
included
of eight of the Noda)
the
world's largest 6.Russia(Vladimir
countries
economies. (It Putin)
Group of of France,
excludes, 7.United 2012 – United
Eight/G8 West
however, two Kingdom(David States
3 G8/G7/G6 Group of Germany,
of the actual Cameron) 2013 – United
Seven/G7 Italy, Japan,
eight 8.United Kingdom
Group of Six/G6 United
Largest States(Barrack
Kingdom,
economies by Obama)
and United
nominal *Head of the
States, and
GDP: China, respective
was joined
2nd, countries in
by Canada t
and Brazil, bracket.
he
6th). NOTE: They are
following
either Prime
year and by
Minister/President
Russia in
/Chancellor
1997.
depending on the
country

June 16,
BRICS is the 1.Brazil
2012 – New 2009 in
title of an 2.Russia
Delhi, India Russia
4 BRICS - association 3.India
2013 – Durban, (First
of emerging 4.China
South Africa Summit
economies 5.South Africa
then BRIC)

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Providing for
the promotion
of economic
1.Nepal
and social
(Headquarter:
progress,
Kathmandu)
cultural 2011 – Addu,
2.Sri Lanka
South Asian development Maldives December
3.Bangladesh
Association for within the 8, 1985 in
5 SAARC 4.Pakistan
Regional South Asia 2013 – Dhaka
5.India
Cooperation region and also Kathmandu, Bangladesh
6.Bhutan
for friendship Nepal
7.Maldives
and
8.Afganistan(Joined
cooperation
in 2007)
with other
developing
countries.

It is an
international 1.Bangladesh
Bay of Bengal
organisation 2.India
Initiative for
involving a 3.Myanmar
Multi-Sectoral June 6,
6 BIMSTEC group of 4.Sri Lanka -
Technical and 1997
countries 5.Thailand
Economic
in South 6.Bhutan
Cooperation
Asia and South 7.Nepal
East Asia.

Full Members
1.Argentina
2.Brazil
3. Paraguay
It is an
(suspended)
economic and
4.Uruguay
political
Mercosur or 5.Venezuela
7 MERCOSUR agreement - 1991
Mercosul Associate
among
Members
member
1.Bolvia
countries
2.Chile
3.Colombia
4.Ecudor
5.Peru

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North American Trilateral 1.Canada

January 1,
8 NAFTA Free Trade Trade Bloc in 2.Mexico -
1994
Agreement North America 3.United States

1.Gautemala
2.El Salvador Signed –
A political
Central 3.Honduras 1987
Institution and Headquarter:
9 PARLACEN American 4.Nicaragua First
Parliamentary Guatemala City.
Parliament 5.Dominican Meeting –
body
Republic 1991
6.Panama

Current Members
1.Algeria
2.Angola
3.Ecuador
4.Iran
5.Iraq
It is an
6.Kuwait
intergovernme
Organization of 7.Libya
ntal
the Petroleum 8.Nigeria Headquarter:
10 OPEC organization of 1960-61
Exporting 9.Qatar Vienna, Austria
twelve oil-
Countries 10.Saudi Arabia
producing
11.United Arab
countries.
Emirates
12.Venezuela
Former Members
1.Gabon
2.Indonesia

Establishment
to emphasize 1.India
cooperation on 2.Thailand
6th MGC meeting
Mekong-Ganga four areas 3.Myanmar November
11 MGC was held in 2012
Cooperation Tourism, 4.Combodia 10, 2000
New Delhi, India
Education, 5.Laos
Culture and 6.Vietnam
Transportation

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1.Indonesia
2.Malaysia
3.Phillippines
4.Singapore
5.Thailand
6.Brunei
Trade
Comprehensive 7.Burma(Myanmar)
Cooperation/ 17th ASEAN
Economic 8.Cambodia 2008 -
12 CEPEA Trade Summit in
Partnership for 9.Laos 2009
Agreement October 2010
East Asia 10.Vietnam
proposal
11.Japan
12.China
13.South Korea
14.India
15.Australia
16.New Zealand
1.Cambodia
2.China
3.Indonesia
For Prevention 4.Japan
Partnership in and 5.Laos
Environmental Management 6.North Korea Headquarter :
13 PEMSEA Management of Marine 7.Philippines Quezon City, 1994
for Seas of East Pollution in 8.South Korea Philippines
Asia the East Asian 9.Singapore
Seas 10.Thailand
11.Timor-Leste
12.Vietnam

It is an
international
non-
governmental
organization
working on
WWF World Wildlife Working in more New York City, April 29,
14 issues
Fund than 100 countries. New York 1961
regarding the
conservation,
research and
restoration of
the
environment

People for the It is an Nearly two million

Ethical American members and
15 PETA Norfolk, Virginia March 1980
Treatment of animal rights supporters all
Animals organization around the world

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