🧍Case Study - The IMF Flashcards

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What is the IMF?

A

The International Monetary Fund

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What does the IMF do?

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An important source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries, and its main aim is to reduce poverty

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3
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How many countries are part of the IMF?

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189

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What is the IMF’s primary purpose?

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To ensure stability of the international monetary system

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What is the International Monetary System?

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The system of exchange rates and international payments that enables countries to transact with one another

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What did the 2012 update to the mandate include?

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All macroeconomic and financial sector issues that bear on global stability

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How is the IMF different from the World Bank?

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The IMF exists primarily to stabilise exchange rates while the World Bank’s goal is to reduce poverty/

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Who works for them?

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Around 2300 staff who are largely economists and financial experts

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9
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Does the IMF have affiliates or subsidiaries?

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No

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10
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What is the current value of the IMF’s resources?

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$215 billion

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Where do the IMF’s resources come from?

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Quota subscriptions, and member fees paid by the member countries

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How do the member countries contribute to the IMF?

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An amount of money proportionate to its economic size and strength.

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How do the member countries gain access to the IMF’s resources?

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They can apply to use part of the money in times of financial need

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How can the IMF help with a country’s debt?

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The IMF can fill the gap needed if a country has payment deficit

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What is the IMF’s most important function?

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The ability to provide loans to member nations in need of bailout

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16
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What can the conditions attached to IMF loans state?

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Economic policies which the borrowing government must comply to

17
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What has the IMF been criticised for?

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Being too slow or too eager to assist failing national policies and acting as a tool for free-market countries only.

18
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How have some nations exploited the IMF?

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Italy and Greece have been accused of having unsustainable budgets because they believed that the IMF would come to their rescue.

19
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What is the parent organisation of the IMF?

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The UN

20
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Who does the IMF board of governors consist of?

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One representative from each country , usually the minister of finance