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*the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is an international organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., of “189 countries working to
foster global monetary cooperation,
secure financial stability,
facilitate international trade,
promote high employment and sustainable economic growth,
reduce poverty around the world
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(formed in 1944 at the ‘Bretton Woods Conference’ primarily by the ideas of ‘Harry Dexter White’ and ‘John Maynard Keynes’, it came into formal existence in 1945 with 29 member countries and the goal of reconstructing the ‘international payment system’)
(it now plays a central role in the management of ‘balance of payments’ difficulties and international financial crises)
(countries contribute funds to a pool through a quota system from which countries experiencing ‘balance of payments’ problems can borrow money)
(as of 2016, the fund had SDR 477 billion (about $668 billion))
(through the fund, and other activities such as the gathering of statistics and analysis, surveillance of its members’ economies and the demand for particular policies, the IMF works to improve the economies of its member countries)
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(the organization’s objectives stated in the ‘articles of agreement’ are to promote…)
‘international monetary cooperation’
‘international trade’
‘high employment’
‘exchange-rate stability’
‘sustainable economic growth’
‘making resources available to ‘member countries’ in ‘financial difficulty’
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