At the same time, the G-7 continued to meet on a narrower monetary agenda; new institutions, such as the Financial Stability Board, were created, while bilateral discussions between the US and China played an increasingly important role. As one experienced diplomat put it, “if you’re trying to negotiate an exchange-rate deal with 20 countries or a bailout of Mexico, as in the early Clinton days, with 20 countries, that’s not easy.
与此同时，原本那7国继续就一些小范围的货币事务进行会谈；当中美之间的商讨变得更加重要时，类似金融稳定委员会这样的新机构也随之创立。正如一位资深外交官所说：“如果你想和另外20国商讨一个汇率协议，或者像克林顿政府早期那样与20个国家商讨援助墨西哥问题，那不是一件容易的事。一旦谈判对手超过了10个，想达成协议就非常困难了。”