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With 187 member countries, the International Monetary Fund is among the planet´s most influential financial organizations. Created after World War II, the institution has helped numerous states and loaned billions of US dollars in order for troubled economies to solve their balance of payment problems. Although being criticized for uneven distribution of power among its members, IMF has continued to work towards securing the global financial system, giving out advice to governments and central banks, fighting poverty in the developing world, as well as providing management assistance. In order to find out more about the organization that has had a crucially important part in the survival of a number of economies, its development and policy read this book.

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