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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is an organization of 187 countries, 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.
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Conceived in July, 1944 in New Hampshire, USA Main Purpose was to avoid previous ecomomic disastrous policies of Great Depression and 2nd World War To Ensure Stability of
International monetary system System of exchange rates International payments that enables countries to transact with one other
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Type International Economic Organization Headquarters Washington, D.C. United States Membership 187 Nations Official Languages English, French, and Spanish Managing Director Christine Lagarde Main Organ Board of Governors
The IMF's membership began to expand in the late 1950s and during the 1960s as many African countries became independent and applied for membership. But the Cold War limited the Fund's membership, with most countries in the Soviet sphere of influence not joining.
Member
Member
Member
Belgium
Iraq
Venezuela,
Bolivia1 Canada1
Dec-45 Dec-45
Luxembour g1 Netherland s1
Dec-45 Dec-45
Dec-45 Dec-45
Turkey Italy
Mar-47 Mar-47
China1
Colombia1 (Czechoslo vakia) Egypt1 Ethiopia1 France1 Greece1 Honduras1 Iceland1 India1
Dec-45
Dec-45 Dec-45 Dec-45 Dec-45 Dec-45 Dec-45 Dec-45 Dec-45 Dec-45
Norway1
Philippines
1
Dec-45
Dec-45 Dec-45 Dec-45 Dec-45 Dec-45 Dec-45 Dec-45 Dec-45 Dec-45
Peru1
Costa Rica1 (Poland)1, 6 Brazil1 Uruguay1 (Cuba)1, 7 El Salvador8 Nicaragua8 Panama8 Denmark8
Dec-45
Jan-46 Jan-46 Jan-46 Mar-46 Mar-46 Mar-46 Mar-46 Mar-46 Mar-46
Syrian Arab
Lebanon Australia Finland Austria Thailand Pakistan Sri Lanka Sweden Myanmar
Apr-47
Apr-47 Aug-47 Jan-48 Aug-48 May-49 Jul-50 Aug-50 Aug-51 Jan-52
South Africa1 United Kingdom1 United States1 (Yugoslavi a)1,4,5 Dominican Republic1 Ecuador1 Guatemala
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Paraguay1
Member Japan Germany Jordan Haiti (Indonesia)9 Israel Afghanistan, Korea Argentina Vietnam Ireland Saudi Arabia Sudan
Join Date Aug-52 Aug-52 Aug-52 Sep-53 Apr-54 Jan-00 Jul-55 Aug-55 Sep-56 Sep-56 Aug-57 Aug-57 Sep-57
Member Ghana Malaysia Tunisia Morocco Spain Libya Portugal Nigeria New Zealand Nepal Cyprus Liberia Togo
Join Date Sep-57 Mar-58 Apr-58 Apr-58 Sep-58 Sep-58 Mar-61 Mar-61 Aug-61 Sep-61 Dec-61 Mar-62 Aug-62
Member Senegal Somalia Sierra Leone Tanzania Kuwait Jamaica Niger Burkina Faso Cameroon Central African Chad Congo Benin
Join -Date Aug-62 Aug-62 Sep-62 Sep-62 Sep-62 Feb-63 Apr-63 May-63 Jul-63 Jul-63 Jul-63 Jul-63 Jul-63
Member Gabon Mauritania Madagascar Algeria Mali Uganda Burundi Congo Guinea Rwanda Kenya Malawi Zambia
Join Date Sep-63 Sep-63 Sep-63 Sep-63 Sep-63 Sep-63 Sep-63 Sep-63 Sep-63 Sep-63 Feb-64 Jul-65 Sep-65
Member Barbados Fiji Oman Samoa (Western Samoa) Bangladesh Bahrain Qatar United Arab Emirates Romania
Member GuineaBissau Seychelles So Tom and Prncipe Maldives Suriname Solomon Islands
Member Vanuatu Antigua and Barbuda Belize Hungary St. Kitts and Nevis
Mauritius
Swaziland Yemen Equatorial Guinea Cambodia
Sep-68
Sep-69 Sep-69 22-Dec69 31-Dec69
22-Sep-72
15-Dec-72
Dominica
Djibouti St. Lucia
12-Dec-78
29-Dec-78 15-Nov-79
Kiribati
Poland1,6 Angola Yemen, (Czechoslo vakia)1,2,3 Bulgaria
3-Jun-86
12-Jun-86 19-Sep-89 May-90 Sep-90 25-Sep-90
Bahamas, The 21-Aug-73 Grenada Papua New Guinea Comoros 27-Aug-75 9-Oct-75 21-Sep-76
St. Vincent and the 28-Dec-79 Grenadines Zimbabwe Bhutan 29-Sep-80 28-Sep-81
Member Namibia Mongolia Albania Lithuania Georgia Kyrgyz Republic (Kyrgyzstan) Latvia Marshall Islands Estonia
Join -Date 25-Sep-90 14-Feb-91 15-Oct-91 29-Apr-92 5-May-92 8-May-92 19-May-92 21-May-92 26-May-92
Member Armenia Switzerland Russian Federation Belarus Kazakhstan Moldova Ukraine Azerbaijan Uzbekistan
Join -Date 28-May-92 29-May-92 1-Jun-92 10-Jul-92 15-Jul-92 12-Aug-92 3-Sep-92 18-Sep-92 21-Sep-92
Member Turkmenistan San Marino Croatia5 Slovenia5 Serbia5 Czech Republic3 Slovak Republic3 Tajikistan Micronesia,
Join Date 22-Sep-92 23-Sep-92 14-Dec-92 14-Dec-92 14-Dec-92 1-Jan-93 1-Jan-93 27-Apr-93 24-Jun-93
Member Eritrea
Join Date 6-Jul-94 10-Oct-95 16-Dec-97 23-Jul-02 18-Jan-07 29-Jun-09 24-Jun-10 24-Jun-10
Brunei Darussalam
Palau (East Timor) Montenegro5 Kosovo Tuvalu Tuvalu
The IMF's mandate and governance have evolved along with changes in the global economy, allowing the organization to retain a central role within the international financial architecture. The diagram below provides a stylized view of the IMF's current governance structure.
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Board of Governors The Board Of Governors is the highest decisionmaking body of the IMF. It consists of one governor and one alternate governor for each member country.
Ministerial Committees (1) International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC) (2) Development Committee
International Monetary and Financial Committee Responsible for advising, and reporting to, the Board of Governors Monitors developments in global liquidity and the transfer of resources to developing countries
Development Committee
The Development Committee is a joint committee, tasked with advising the Boards of Governors of the IMF and the World Bank on issues related to economic development in emerging and developing countries.
The Board discusses everything from the IMF staff's annual health checks of member countries' economies to economic policy issues relevant to the global economy.
Surveillance
To orderly economic growth Reasonable price stability To avoid manipulating exchange rates for unfair competitive advantage
Technical Assistance
Central banking
Monetary and exchange rate policy Tax policy
Objective
To improve the design and implementation of members' economic policies. To reestablish government institutions in countries following severe civil unrest or war.
Lending
Unable to pay its international bills Poses potential problems for the stability of the international financial system, which the IMF was created to protect.
Conditions of Loans
Reducing government borrowing
Balance of payment deficits Stabilization of currency Rebuilding international reserves Managing liquidity problems
A total of 11 agreements
9 By Civilian Government
2 By Military Government
Date of
Facility Arrangement
Date of
Amount
Amount
Amount
Expiration
Agreed
Drawn
Outstanding
Standby Arrangement Extended Credit Facility Standby Arrangement Extended Credit Facility
Nov 24, 2008 Dec 06, 2001 Nov 29, 2000 Oct 20, 1997
Dec 30, 2010 Dec 05, 2004 Sep 30, 2001 Oct 19, 2000
4,936,035 499,618 0 0
454,920
562,590 606,600 379,100 265,400 382,410 273,150 12,341,150
113,740
294,690 172,200 123,200 88,000 382,410 194,480 7,896,545
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0 0 0 0 0 0 5,435,653
World Bank is a vital source of financial and technical assistance for countries who seek financial help/assistance.
Mission
(IBRD) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IDA) International Development Association
IBRD Aims to reduce poverty middle-income Countries Creditworthy poorer countries IDA focuses on the world's poorest countries
Their work is complemented by that of the (IFC) International Finance Corporation (MIGA) Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (ICSID) International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes
World Bank provides Low-interest loans, Interest-free credits Grants to developing countries To invests in 1. Education 2. Health 3. Public Administration 4. Infrastructure 5. Financial and Private Sector Development 6. Agriculture 7. Environmental and Natural Resource management.
Type International Economic Organization Headquarters Washington, D.C. United States Membership 187 Nations Official Languages English, French, and Spanish Managing Director Robert B. Zoellick Main Organ Board of Governors Offices More than 100 Employees 10000
Main purpose:
187 shareholders Board of Governors Governors are Ministers of finance or Ministers of Development. Annual Meetings of the Boards of Governors of the WBG (and IMF). 25 Executive Directors
The five largest shareholders 1. France 2. Germany 3. Japan 4. United Kingdom 5. United States
Chairs meetings of the Boards of Directors Responsible for overall management President is selected by the Board of Executive Directors
IBRD loans IDA credits and grants IFC investments Policies and strategic issues
Executive Directors are also responsible for presenting to the Boards of Governors
An Audit of Accounts An Administrative Budget An Annual Report on the Bank's operations and policies
Each Executive Director also serves on one or more of five standing committees:
Audit Committee (AC) Budget Committee (BC) Committee on Development Effectiveness (CODE) Committee on Governance and Executive Directors' Administrative Matters (COGAM) Human Resources Committee (HRC)
Helping the Federal and Provincial Governments Growth Investment Employment Generation. Social works like 1. Education 2. Health 3. Clean Drinking Water 4. Sanitation.
Approx US$1.1 billion worth of investment in In Punjab in Education Sector : Teacher recruitment Net primary school enrollment in Punjab increased from 45 percent in 2001 to 62 percent in 2008. Female primary enrollment went up from 43 percent to 60 percent.
300 new private coeducational primary schools in underserved rural communities These schools have over 26,000 students School participation rate has increased from 30 percent to 80 percent
In July and August 2010, Pakistan experienced the worst floods in its history. Floods affected 78 districts 10 percent of Pakistans population
Bank grants: Consisting of $300 million in import financing $20 million for highways rehabilitation $125 million to finance cash transfers to around 1.4 million flood affected families.
October 8, 2005 earthquake 2.8 million homeless, and 570,000 houses damaged The Bank provided $400 million for Earthquake Reconstruction $220 million was for housing reconstruction. 350,000 houses have been completed
Monthly payment of Rs. 1,000 to qualifying households. In 2011 it is expected to cover about 7 million households
Formation of 80,000 community organizations Provided 1.9 million micro-credit loans 16,000 community infrastructure schemes Training support for 232,000 people in enterprise development skills.
In Education Sector
In Power Sector (Challenge of Electricity and Power) On Roads (Linkage between Poverty and Infrastructure) In Banking and Privatization Sector both Public and Private sector participation
An Informal group of creditor countries with no permanent members which functions on the principle of unanimity on the terms to be provided to debtor countries and of equal Burdon sharing among its creditor countries. Its meetings are always held in Paris
II A group of 19 of some of the worlds biggest Creditor Countries Provides Financial Services Such As
Debt Restructuring Debt Relief Debt Cancellation After War Restructuring Funding
Chaired by the Director General of the Treasury and Economic Policy Department, Mr Ramon FERNANDEZ
Members meets every six weeks at the French Ministry of the Economy, Finance, and Industry in Paris.
French Version Secrtariat du Club de Paris Direction gnrale du Trsor et de la Politique conomique 139, rue de Bercy Tldoc 551 75572 Paris Cdex 12 France
English Version Secretariat of the Paris Club Branch of the Treasury and Economic Policy 139, rue de Bercy Tldoc 551 75572 Paris Cedex 12 France
1956 (May 16): First Paris Club Agreement (Argentina) 1966: First Paris Club Agreement with an Asian country (Indonesia) 1976: First Paris Club Agreement with an African country (Zaire) 1981: First Paris Club Agreement with a European country (Poland) 1982: The Mexican crisis triggers the debt crisis of the 1980s. 1987: First Paris Club Agreement under the Venice terms (Mauritania) 1988: First Paris Club Agreement implementing the Toronto terms (Mali) 1990: First Paris Club Agreement implementing the Houston terms (Morocco). First debt swap clause in a debt treatment agreement 1991: Exceptional exit treatments granted to Poland and Egypt. First Paris Club Agreement implementing the London terms (Nicaragua) 1992: First Paris Club Agreement with Russia (deferral) 1995: First Paris Club Agreement implementing the Naples terms (Cambodia)
1997: Russia joins the Paris Club. First early repayment operation (Argentina) 1998: First Paris Club Agreement implementing the Lyon terms under the HIPC initiative (Uganda) 1999: Enhanced HIPC Initiative. First Paris Club Agreement implementing the Cologne terms under the HIPC initiative (Mozambique) 2000: Uganda is the first HIPC-eligible country to reach the Enhanced HIPC Initiative Completion Point 2001: Exceptional debt treatments granted to the Former Republic of Yugoslavia 2003: Paris Club creditors approve the Evian Approach 2004: First debt treatment under the Evian Approach (Kenya). Phased exit treatment granted to Iraq 2005: Exceptional treatment granted to countries hit by the tsunami (Indonesia and Sri Lanka). Exit treatment granted to Nigeria 2006: 50th anniversary of the Paris Club 2007: First buyback operations at market value below par (Gabon, Jordan)
HIPC
During the 1990s,the club started differentiating between HIPC & NON-HIPC countries Larger debt reductions for HIPC countries Less debt reductions for non HIPC countries
In 2004, Writing Off Iraq Debts Eliminated 18 billion $ worth of Nigerian Debt after a payment of 12 billion $
There are two categories of memberships and then there are observers.
A total of 19 creditor member countries All of them are currently worlds biggest economies These creditor countries have constantly applied the terms defined in the Paris Club Agreed Minutes to their bilateral claims and have settled any bilateral disputes or arrears with Paris Club countries, if any.
Australia Austria Belgium Canada Denmark Finland France Germany Ireland Italy
Japan Netherlands Norway Russia Spain Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom United States
Associated members can also actively participate in negotiation sessions, subject to the agreement of permanent members and of the debtor country. The following 13 countries have participated as creditors in some Paris Club agreements
New Zealand Portugal South Africa South Korea Trinidad and Tobago Turkey
Do not participate Do not sign formal agreements Just Observe the Proceedings
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Representatives of international institutions: -IMF -World Bank - European Commission ADB Representatives of permanent members of the Paris Club which have no claims concerned by the debt treatment but nevertheless want to attend the negotiation meeting Representatives of non Paris Club countries which have claims on the debtor country concerned but are not in a position to sign the Paris Club agreement as associated members
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A one-day meeting Topics of discussion may include External debt situation of debtor countries Methodological issues regarding the debt of developing countries. Negotiation meetings
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Delegates from the debtor country. (4-6 members) Creditor country representatives. International Monitory Fund (IMF), International Organizations, which are invited as observers.
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Demonstrate that it is not able to meet its financial obligations Prepare a detailed request Implements a structural adjustment program supported by IMF
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Initially on case-to-case bases But with the advent of the debt crisis in 1980, standard terms were introduced
Toronto Terms
Introduced in 1988 Granted 33% debt relief Rescheduling of 25 years maturity, including a 14 years grace period.
London Terms
(Also known as Enhanced Toronto Terms)
Formulated in 1991 to replace the Toronto Terms Provided 50% debt reduction Debt rescheduling for 30 years, 12-year grace period, Interest rates at least as low as the original interest rates.
Naples Terms
Lyons Terms
Applied in 1996 Provided 80% present value reduction. Available only to HIPC
Cologne Terms
Adopted in June, 1999 Allowing for up to 90% forgiveness of debt and more in individual.
Total amount of agreements Total amount of debtor countries Total amount of debt Total amount of countries in Toronto Terms" Total amount of countries in London Terms" Total amount of countries in "Naples Terms" Total amount of countries in "Cologne Terms"
An assessment by potential lenders of the country's capacity to repay its external debt. Being creditworthy is a key to success for developing countries Governments of debtor countries have a significant impact
Economic factors, such as the capacity of the country to generate balance-ofpayment receipts, and the volatility of these receipts. Financial factors, such as the debt repayment profile. Political factors
The Paris Club was put into place to help poor, under developed & developing countries to get back on their feet and become a vibrant self sustained country on the world trade and banking markets and so far it has been doing its job on neutral ground and is playing a very vital role for the economic as well as social growth and sustainability of these countries
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