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.

World Bank President Jim Yong Kim (L) speaks next to International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde at a news conference during the Spring Meeting of the IMF and World Bank in Washington (REUTERS/Yuri Gripas).

Opinion

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

April 29, 2013, Bessma Momani

Bessma Momani examines the state of the global economy following the IMF-World Bank meetings and the ongoing debate over what tools and policies should be used to stimulate growth.

Recent Activity

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In the News

The IMF has made a call against austerity with no success.
April 19, 2013, Domenico Lombardi, Los Angeles Times
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
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
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
In the News

The main risk for the IMF is that it comes to be seen as less relevant to the region [Southeast Asia], both in terms of the advice it has to offer and in its role as provider of a financial safety net.
November 14, 2012, Eswar Prasad, Bloomberg
In the News

The [International Monetary Fund's] executive board is really the policy-making body of the institution. If you have a stronger voice in the executive board, you end up affecting the policies and the program of the institution.
October 14, 2012, Domenico Lombardi, Bloomberg
In the News

In addition to accepting a much more diluted influence among the G-20, Japan needs to adjust to the reality of no longer being the single most important power in Asia.
October 14, 2012, Domenico Lombardi, Wall Street Journal
Interview | CTV News

Mass Protests in Greece Against Merkel

October 9, 2012, Daniel V. Speckhard
Expert Q & A | Domenico Lombardi

IMF 2012 Annual Meeting: Venturing Into Uncharted Waters

October 5, 2012, Domenico Lombardi