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International Monetary Fund
International Monetary Fund, IMF was established in 1944, and dedicated to the promotion of multilateral monetary co-operation and stability. The IMF oversees the global financial system, facilitates the expansion of balanced growth of international trade, provides technical assistance in various forms and regular consultations to its member states. The IMF also provides funds for individual states in balance of payment difficulty and plays an important role in member states decisions on exchange rates.
Each member state is allocated a quota in the Fund - the so called Special Drawing Rights (SDRS) - assessed according to the country's economic power. This quota determines the voting power and access to the use of the Funds resources.
The Board of Governors is the highest executive organ of the IMF, which comprises one governor appointed by each member country. It meets annually in conjunction with the World Bank Group meeting. The Executive Board is responsible for the daily business of the Fund. It consist of the Managing Director as Chair and 24 Executive Directors.
The IMF has its headquarters in Washington, D.C. This is in conformity with the Articles of Agreement of the International Fund, which stipulate that the Fund shall have its seat on the territory of the member with the largest capital stock quota.
Documentation
The IMF official web site provides background information, news, country information, data and statistics, project information and evaluations, glossary of financial terms and full text documents and reports.
The IMF survey - a biweekly magazine, which provides topical coverage of the IMF activities. It is posted on the IMF official web site from 1996 onwards.
Finance & Development is published quarterly and posted online from 1996 onwards at the IMF official web site.
World Economic Outlook published twice a year, presents the IMF staff's analyses of global economic development. Recent issues are posted at the IMF official web site.
High quality research produced by IMF staff and invited quests is presented in the IMF Staff papers posted at the IMF official web site from 1998 onwards.
IMF Research Bulletin summarizes key components of research done at the IMF. It is posted at the IMF official web site.
The Annual report of the Executive Directors for the Fiscal Year... . is posted at the IMF official web site from 1996 onwards.
Numerous periodic surveys can be retrieved from the IMF official web site, section Publications, Series Titles.
A summary of the work of the International Monetary Fund for a given year with references to essential documents can be accessed through the Yearbook of the United Nations, Part Six: Intergovernmental Organizations to the United Nations. A complete collection of yearbooks and a CD-ROM is held by the Dag Hammarskjöld Library, Uppsala, and the Libraries at UN Headquarters in New York and Geneva. Since October 2008 the complete full text collection of The United Nations Yearbooks is available online at http://unyearbook.un.org/.
Databases and Indexes
The World Economic Outlook (WEO) Database provides selected series from the publication. The database can be accessed from the IMF official web site.