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IMF HISTORY
To rebuild the international economic system after The Great Depression of 1930 and World War II 730 delegates from all 45 Allied nations gathered at Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, United States To allow currency to be exchanged freely and easily
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
PURPOSE OF IMF
To promote international monetary cooperation to solve International monetary problems Expansion and balanced growth of international trade
MEMBERSHIP
Member country of the IMF is assigned a quota, based on its size in the world economy Determine countries' voting power (e.g. US) Determine how much countries can borrow and their share in allocations of SDR (Special Drawing Rights)
QUOTA SYSTEM
Countries pay 25% of their quota subscriptions in SDRs or major currencies, such as U.S. dollars, Euros, pounds sterling, or Japanese yen Remaining 75 percent in their own currencies SDR is an international reserve asset, created by the IMF in 1969 Now US Dollar is the world's primary foreign exchange reserve asset Till 1970, gold was the worlds primary foreign exchange reserve asset (3rd largest gold reserve) In Aug. 2009, IMF's total quotas stood at $328 billion
IMF Data Dissemination Systems participants IMF member using SDDS IMF member using GDDS IMF member, not using any of the DDS systems
developing countries
IMF predicted 8% expansion during 2010-11
SDR Million
%Quota
Quota
Fund holdings of currency
4,158.20
3,270.26
100.00
78.65
GDR
888.06
21.36
WORLD BANK
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Photo left to right: (standing) Robert B. Holland III, Mr. Herwidayatmo, Pietro Veglio,Eckhard Deutscher, Mathias Sinamenye, John Austin, Tom Scholar, ChanderMohanVasudev,Thorsteinn Ingolfsson, Sid Ahmed Dib, Yahya Abdullah M. Alyahya, Nuno Mota Pinto, OtavianoCanuto, Pierre Duquesne, Paulo F. Gomes, Gino Alzetta, Gobind Ganga, Alexey G. Kvasov, LuisMarti; (seated) Mahdy Ismail Aljazzaf, Zou Jiayi, Jaime Quijandria, Yoshio Okubo, Ad Melkert
MISSION
Improving health care, nutrition, childhood development and education Setting up social security nets and pension systems Protecting the most vulnerable groups of society Empowering the rural poor, raising their
OBJECTIVES
Investing in people, particularly through basic health and education Focusing on social development, inclusion, governance, and
Promoting
reforms
to
create
stable
macroeconomic
FUNCTIONS
Strategies: the bank has an overall framework for its fight against poverty, as well as strategies that are specific to individual countries and various sectors of development Policies: by following the policies it has established for its operations, bank helps ensure quality and fairness in its projects. Projects and lending: the bank provides financial, advisory, and training services to its clients and makes a wide range of information available about its projects. For e.g. Investment & Development Policy Lending Investment Lending Development Policy Lending
Product and services: the bank offers a wide range of services to support the development and implementation of its povertyreduction activities in its member countries. They can be categorized into financial services, analytic and advisory services and capacity building. For e.g. IFC Technical and Advisory Services The Foreign Investment Advisory Service (FIAS) Investment Promotion Advisory Services Treasury Client Services Effectiveness and evaluation: independent units of the bank assess effectiveness of its work and ensures that the people affected by its projects have a voice. Knowledge sharing: the bank shares its knowledge through information centers, publications, web sites and educational programs.
Flood Protection
Agriculture, Fishing & Forestry Transportation Energy & Mining Industry & Trade Health & Other Social Services
7%
7% 15% 6% 4% 19%
Finance
Education Information & Communication Law & Justice & Public Administration
8%
13% 1% 20%
IBRD
IDA
Established 1960 | 170 Members 160 new operations in 66 countries In most of countries, the great majority of people live on less than $2 a day Helps the worlds poorest countries to reduce poverty by providing interest-free credits and grants for programs IDA is one of the largest sources of assistance for the worlds 79 poorest countries FY10 IDA borrowers ($million) a) India 2,578 b) Vietnam 1,429 c) Tanzania 943 d) Ethiopia 890 e) Nigeria 890
IFC
Established 1956 | 182 Members Committed portfolio: $24.6 billion For 236 projects in 67 countries
government guarantees It provides equity, long-term loans, structured finance and risk
MIGA
Established 1988 | 175 Members Cumulative guarantees issued: $14.7 billion Fiscal 2005 guarantees issued: $1.2 billion. Concerns about investment environments and perceptions of political risk often in foreign direct investment A key driver of economic growth in developing countries MIGA addresses these concerns by providing political risk insurance (guarantees), offering investors protection against non commercial risks such as currency inconvertibility, and breach of contract, war, and civil disturbance
ICSID
Established 1966 | 144 Members
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
17,694
28,007
22,443
15,789
17,033
22,050
18,798
11,778
13,110
9,483
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GROWTH: Population Growth ( 2001- 2007) : 1.4% GDP Growth (2007- 2008): 9.0% GDP Growth (2008-2009): 7.1% Life expectancy at birth: 64 years Male Adult literacy (age 15 and older): 73% Female Adult literacy (age 15 and older): 48%
THINGS WORTH KNOWING ABOUT THE WORLD BANK IN INDIA 1) India is one of the founding fathers
1. Achieving Rapid and Inclusive Growth 2. Improving Infrastructure 3. Ensuring Development is Sustainable Water, Energy 4. Increasing the Effectiveness of Service Delivery
CONCLUSION