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International Monetary Fund
International financial institution
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IMF (3) · Japan interest rates (2) · Sales tax (1) · Sanae Takaichi (1) · Monetary policy (1) · Economic reform (1) · Market stability (1) · Deflation (1) · Sales tax policy (1) · Inflation control (1) · Economic recovery (1) · Monetary tightening (1) · Wage growth (1) · Fiscal policy (1) · Ukraine loan (1) · economic conditions (1) · financial assistance (1) · war economy (1) · fiscal flexibility (1) · international support (1)
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is an international financial institution and a specialized agency of the United Nations, headquartered in Washington, D.C. It consists of 191 member countries, and its stated mission is "working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world". The IMF acts as a lender of last resort to its members experiencing actual or potential balance of payments crises.
Established in July 1944 at the Bretton Woods Conference based on the ideas of Harry Dexter White and John Maynard Keynes, the IMF came into formal existence in 1945 with 29 member countries and the goal of reconstructing the international monetary system.
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