Claim: Ethiopia is a country.

The Group of 24 -LRB- G24 -RRB- , a chapter of the G-77 , was established in 1971 to coordinate the positions of developing countries on international monetary and development finance issues and to ensure that their interests were adequately represented in negotiations on international monetary matters .   The group , which is officially called the Intergovernmental Group of Twenty-Four on International Monetary Affairs and Development , is not an organ of the International Monetary Fund , but the IMF provides secretariat services for the Group . Its meetings usually take place twice a year , prior to the International Monetary and Financial Committee and Development Committee meetings , to enable developing country members to discuss agenda items beforehand . Although membership in the G24 is strictly limited to 24 countries , any member of the G-77 can join discussions . China has been a `` special invitee '' since the Gabon meetings of 1981 .   The Chairman of G24 is Dr. Abraham Tekeste , Minister of Finance and Economic Cooperation , Ethiopia .