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The Group of 33 was an international grouping that existed briefly in 1999, comprising the thirty-three leading national economies of the world.

It superseded the Group of 22 in early 1999, and was itself superseded by the Group of 20

G20 industrial nations

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later that year. A number of G33 meetings on the international financial system were held at the initiative of the finance minister

Finance minister

The finance minister is a cabinet position in a government.A minister of finance has many different jobs in a government. He or she helps form the government budget, stimulate the economy, and control finances...

s and central bank governors of the G7

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. The first meeting was held in Bonn, Germany in 1999.