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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is a major financial agency of the United Nations, and an international financial institution funded by 191 member countries, with headquarters in Washington, D.C. It is regarded as the global lender of last resort to national governments, and a leading supporter of exchange-rate stability.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is part of the United Nations system and has a formal relationship agreement with the U.N., but retains its independence. [11] The IMF provides monetary cooperation and financial stability and acts as a forum for advice, negotiation and assistance on financial issues. It is headquartered in Washington D.C.
The IMF and World Bank meet each autumn in what is officially known as the Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group and each spring in the Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group. Names of the two groups are alternated each year so a different one has top billing.
The World Bank is the collective name for the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and International Development Association (IDA), two of five international organizations owned by the World Bank Group. It was established along with the International Monetary Fund at the 1944 Bretton Woods Conference. After a slow start ...
The International Monetary Fund is an international US-based organization of 188 countries focused on international trade, financial stability, and economic growth. For more information see its website. The IMF eLibrary provides access to IMF publications, including periodicals, studies, ebooks, and statistical tools. This partnership will ...
The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and International Monetary Fund (IMF) were established by delegates at the Bretton Woods Conference in 1944 and became operational in 1946. [10] According to a March 2012 Washington Post article, IBRD was the "original 'world bank'". [11]
The IFS is the IMF’s principal statistical publication, covering numerous topics of international and domestic finance. It includes, for most countries, data on exchange rates, balance of payments, international liquidity, money and banking, interest rates, prices, etc. [2] Most annual data begins in 1948, quarterly and monthly data dates back to 1957, and most balance of payments data ...
The chief economist of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is the economic counsellor and director of the fund's Research Department. He is responsible for providing independent advice to the fund on its policy issues, integrating ideas of research in design of policies, conveying these ideas to the policymakers inside and outside the fund and managing all research done at IMF. [1]