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(IMF).  
(IMF).  


An international organisation created by the Bretton Woods Agreement in 1944 to promote exchange rate stability.  
An international organisation created by the Bretton Woods Agreement in 1944.  


The objectives of the Fund include supervising exchange market intervention of member countries, providing the financing needed by members to overcome payments imbalances, encouraging monetary cooperation and international trade among nations, promoting sustainable development and poverty reduction.  
The IMF promotes international financial stability and monetary cooperation.




The responsibilities of the IMF include:
*Oversight of the international monetary system.
*Monitoring the economic and financial policies of its member countries, encouraging policies that foster economic stability.
*Providing loans to member countries experiencing actual or potential balance of payments problems.
*Designing economic policies to enable member countries to manage their financial affairs more effectively.
== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Bretton Woods Conference]]
* [[Bretton Woods Conference]]
* [[European Union]]
* [[Exchange rate]]
* [[Exchange rate]]
* [[Exchange Rate Mechanism]]
* [[Exchange Rate Mechanism]]
*[[Fund]]
* [[Monetary]]
* [[World Bank]]
[[Category:The_business_context]]
[[Category:Financial_products_and_markets]]

Latest revision as of 21:36, 10 July 2022

(IMF).

An international organisation created by the Bretton Woods Agreement in 1944.

The IMF promotes international financial stability and monetary cooperation.


The responsibilities of the IMF include:

  • Oversight of the international monetary system.
  • Monitoring the economic and financial policies of its member countries, encouraging policies that foster economic stability.
  • Providing loans to member countries experiencing actual or potential balance of payments problems.
  • Designing economic policies to enable member countries to manage their financial affairs more effectively.


See also