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''Accounting''.


Loosely, the G-7 is a group of 7 industrialised countries comprising Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States.
This represents the amount of money ‘owed’ to the owner (shareholder) of the company.


The European Union is also represented.  
In a profitable and conservative company, reserves will normally comprise a significant balance of accumulated undistributed profits.




2.
''Banking''.


More strictly, a meeting of the heads of government from those countries.
Deposits maintained by non-[[central bank]] [[monetary financial institution]]s with their central bank in the latter's capacity as 'the bankers' bank'. Central banks may require institutions to maintain minimum balances with the central bank, in which case balances in excess of the minimum are known as 'excess reserves'. Of course banks publish accounts and use the term in the accounting sense also - do not be confused by this.
 
 
''Also known as the Group of Seven or 'G-7'.''  




== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[G3]]
* [[Interest on excess reserves]]
* [[G5]]
* [[Merger reserve]]
* [[G8]]
* [[Official reserves]]
* [[G10]]
* [[Reserve requirements]]
* [[G20]]
* [[Special drawing rights]]
* [[G77]]
* [[Trapped cash]]
* [[NEF]]


[[Category:The_business_context]]
[[Category:Long_term_funding]]

Revision as of 13:34, 20 May 2015

Accounting.

This represents the amount of money ‘owed’ to the owner (shareholder) of the company.

In a profitable and conservative company, reserves will normally comprise a significant balance of accumulated undistributed profits.


Banking.

Deposits maintained by non-central bank monetary financial institutions with their central bank in the latter's capacity as 'the bankers' bank'. Central banks may require institutions to maintain minimum balances with the central bank, in which case balances in excess of the minimum are known as 'excess reserves'. Of course banks publish accounts and use the term in the accounting sense also - do not be confused by this.


See also