International Monetary Fund

In Brief

Established at the end of World War II to restore economic stability, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) promotes financial cooperation and growth among its 185 member countries. To cope with increasing challenges of the global economy, the IMF has promoted greater transparency of financial markets and pursued governance reform within the organization.

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Opinion

Balancing Technocrats with Democratic Politics

May 10, 2013, Kemal Derviş

Kemal Derviş discusses the regulation and management of financial markets and government and the impact of independent technocrats on long-term policy and objectives.

Recent Activity

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Opinion | OpenCanada.org

Our Job Deficiency: A Challenge to the IMF-World Bank

April 29, 2013, Bessma Momani
In the News

Ultimately, if we are going to have legitimacy of [the IMF and World Bank], if we are going to have future funding, contribution and buy-in by the wealthiest countries, which will continue to be emerging market economies, we need to see this kind of reform [of giving more voting power to emerging nations] take place.
March 29, 2013, Bessma Momani , Voice of America
Opinion

How African Governments Should Respond to the Impact of the U.S. Sequester

March 27, 2013, Julius Agbor and Brandon Routman
Blog Post

Cyprus II: Considerable Improvement, but Serious Risks Remain

March 25, 2013, Douglas J. Elliott | comments
Opinion | CIGI

Is Russian Peter Being Used to Pay the Cypriot's Paul?

March 21, 2013, Bessma Momani
Interview | GlobalPost

What's the Big Deal about Cyprus?

March 20, 2013, Michael W. Klein
In the News

Having spearheaded IMF reform efforts in the first place, the U.S. is now holding its completion back.
March 11, 2013, Domenico Lombardi, Financial Times
Opinion | Washington Post

U.S. Needs to Show Egypt Some Tough Love

February 20, 2013, Robert Kagan and Michele Dunne
In the News

[Without U.S. approval] the whole effort to make the IMF a more accountable, more legitimate institution worldwide cannot really be fulfilled.
February 15, 2013, Domenico Lombardi, Bloomberg
Opinion

IMF Concerned With the Pace of France’s Economic Reform

January 8, 2013, Domenico Lombardi