Article: RUSSIA: G-8 FINANCE MINISTERS AGAINST RUSSIA MEMBERSHIP...(Group of Eight)(Brief Article)

Some unnamed finance ministers from the Group of Eight (G-8) most industrialized states reportedly have objections to Moscow's desire to become a full member in the grouping and to chair the group's economic and political policy meetings next year in Moscow, Bloomberg.com reported on 10 March. Russia's $533 billion economy is the 16th largest in the world and is not big enough to justify membership in the club, an unnamed G-8 official told Bloomberg agency. Russia does not take part in the economic consultations of the G-8 but is considered a full member of the political portion of the grouping. "Pushing for G-7 status is a ...