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23 Sep 2011
The primary role of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is to promote stability of the international monetary system, the system of exchange rates and international payments that enables countries to transact with one another. To do so, the IMF provides financial assistance in the form of loans to help member countries address balance-of-payments problems, stabilize their economies, and restore sustainable economic growth.
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Author | Jenny Ottenhoff |
Series | CGD Briefs |
Publisher | Center for Global Development (CGD) |
Copyright | © 2011 Center for Global Development (CGD) under Creative Commons License: Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported (CC BY-NC 3.0) |