International Monetary Fund
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Guide Note:
The International Monetary Fund is an organization comprised of member nations that oversee the global exchange of funds for international payments and debts. Fast Facts:
- Created by 29 initial member countries
- Articles of Agreement signed on December 27, 1945
- 185 member nations today
- Located in Washington, DC
The Mahalo Top 7
- Official Site: IMF -- International Monetary Fund
- Wikipedia: International Monetary Fund
- International Monetary Fund: 2007 Annual Meeting Information
- Official Publication: Finance & Development
- Eldis.org: World Bank and IMF Resource Guide
- Hoover Institution: International Monetary Fund
- Video: Former IMF Director Rodrigo de Rato on the Problem of Global Imbalances (Time: 58:27)
International Monetary Fund Recent News
- Google News: International Monetary Fund
- The New York Times: International Monetary Fund articles
- Wall Street Journal: "New Management to Set Tone As World Bank, IMF Meet" (October 13, 2007)
- Associated Press: New IMF, World Bank heads face reform challenge (October 13, 2007)
- Associated Press: Credit crisis not over yet: International Monetary Fund chief (October 8, 2007)
International Monetary Fund Background and Articles
- Wikipedia: Bretton Woods Project | World Bank
- City University of New York: Anna J. Schwartz lecture: IMF's Origins as a Blueprint for Its Future
- Hoover Institute: International Monetary Fund: Background and Purposes
- Dollars and Sense: The Difference Between the World Bank and the IMF
International Monetary Fund Videos and Media
- YouTube & Google Video: Inernational Monetary Fund
- Official Site: International Monetary Fund Videos
- International Monetary Fund: Photo Gallery
- YouTube: 1944 Bretton Woods International Monetary Conference (Time: 01:34)
- Brightcove.tv: IMF: Global Investments on the Rise (Time: 1:03)
International Monetary Fund Blogs and Message Boards
- Official Blog: Public Financial Management
- Google Blog Search: International Monetary Fund
- AlterNet: International Monetary Fund Posts
International Monetary Fund Timeline
- 1945: Articles of Agreement are signed by 29 governments
- 1946: First annual meeting held in Washington, DC by both the IMF and the World Bank
- 1952: Both Germany and Japan become members
- 1962: General Arrangements to Borrow are set forth by the Executive Board
- 1967: Special Drawing Rights (SDR) planned by Board of Directors
- 1969: Vote of members approves the First Amendment to the Articles of Agreement, establishing the Special Drawing Rights (SDR)
- 1971: The United States stops using gold to buy and sell international transactions, effectively killing the Bretton Woods system
- 1978: Second Amendment to the Articles of Agreement allow member nations to adopt exchange rates of their own choosing
- 1998: Uganda becomes the first member nation to receive debt relief funds
International Monetary Fund Criticism
- Google Video: Life and Debt - Globalization and Jamaica (Time: 1:26:06)
- Global Exchange: World Bank & IMF: Background
- The August Review: Global Banking: The International Monetary Fund
- Serendipity: How the IMF Props Up the Bankrupt Dollar System
- Hoover Institute: International Monetary Fund: Mission Creep
- YouTube: Antonia Juhasz - A History of Opposition to the World Bank (Time: 08:04)
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