IMF

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  1. Walden Bello: Destroying African Agriculture

    LOUD3R Score: 590 - Jun 6, 2008

    From Foreign Policy In Focus , June 3, 2008 Biofuel production is certainly one of the culprits in the current global food crisis. But while the diversion of corn from food to biofuel feedstock has been a factor in the meteoric rise in food prices... Full Article At HuffingtonPost

  2. G8 calls for oil output boost to ease economic threats (AFP)

    LOUD3R Score: 193 - Jun 14, 2008

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    AFP - World finance chiefs warned on Saturday runaway oil prices could imperil global economic growth, calling on producers to open up the taps and tasking the IMF to investigate wild market swings.... Full Article At Yahoo! News - Politics

  3. IMF to audit US Financial System: Can you say ENRON?

    LOUD3R Score: 10 - Jul 2, 2008

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    “When the final report on the risks of the US financial system is released in 2010 — and it is likely to cause a stir internationally — only one of the people in positions of responsibility today will still be in office: Ben Bernanke.” I have to watch the ... Full Article At Corrente

  4. La Riva/Puryear: Abolish NAFTA, CAFTA, FTAA, WTO, IMF, World Bank

    LOUD3R Score: 9 - Jun 10, 2008

    La Riva/Puryear: Abolish NAFTA, CAFTA, FTAA, WTO, IMF, World Bank ... Full Article At Google News

  5. IMF: Inflation Decreases Stability

    LOUD3R Score: 6 - Jul 1, 2008

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    The surge in fuel and food prices is stoking Inflation in developing countries and could trigger external financing shocks without a cooperative effort to limit the impact, the IMF said.... Full Article At Wall Street Journal: Politics and Policy

  6. IMF On Oil: Free Market Will Out

    LOUD3R Score: 1 - Jun 13, 2008

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    IMF On Oil: Free Market Will Out Forbes, NY - 9 hours ago (See "Oil's Indecision") While the Saudis weigh loosening their spigots, others were expanding spending on oil exploration and production and actually ... Full Article At Google News



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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is an international organization that oversees the global financial system by following the macroeconomic policies of its member countries, in particular those with an impact on exchange rates and the balance of payments. It also offers financial and technical assistance to its members, making it an international lender of last resort. Its headquarters are located in Washington, D.C., USA.

Organization and purpose

The International Monetary Fund was created in 1944with a goal to stabilize exchange rates and supervise the reconstruction of the world's international payment system. Countries contributed to a pool which could be borrowed from, on a temporary basis, by countries with payment imbalances. (Condon, 2007)

The IMF describes itself as "an organization of 185 countries (Montenegro being the 185th, as of January 18 2007), working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial...More IMF @ wikipedia

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