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Published: 01.12.1996.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
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  • Essays 'International Monetary Fund, the Origin and Role', 1.
  • Essays 'International Monetary Fund, the Origin and Role', 2.
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The goal of this paper is to discuss the origin and role of the International Monetary Fund. The International Monetary Fund is a specialized agency of the United Nations system that was set up by a treaty in 1945 in order to help improve the world economy. The IMF's headquarters is located in Washington, D.C.; 184 worldwide country representatives govern it. The IMF works for global wealth by promoting the balanced expansion of world trade, stability of exchange rates, avoidance of competitive devaluations, and orderly correction of balance of payments problems.

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