International Monetary Fund

International Monetary Fund

1. Key Members

   • Commonwealth of Australia, Federal Republic of Germany, Federative Republic of Brazil, French Republic, People's Republic of China, Republic of India, Italian Republic, State of Japan, United Kingdom of Great Britain, United States of America

2. Organ of the UN

   • ECOSOC ( Economic and Social Council)

3. Capabilities

   • Advise governments on how to raise revenues and effectively manage expenditure, including tax and customs policies, budget formulation, domestic and foreign debt, and social safety nets. This enables governments to provide better public services such as schools, roads and hospitals.

4. Priorities

   • The IMF serves as a global hub for knowledge on economic and financial issues. Over the last seven decades, it has developed world-leading expertise and a repository of experience on what policies work, why they unleash growth and how best to implement them.

5. Topic

   • Strategies for financial recovery post COVID-19 and future pandemics