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International Monetary Fund  (IMF) - Financial definition

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Translations:      FR  Fonds Monétaire International (n.m.)     ES  Fondo Monetario Internacional (n.m.)     DE  Internationaler Währungsfonds (n.m.) 

Concise definition of the term International Monetary Fund

The IMF's principal missions are to promote international monetary cooperation, watch over financial stability, facilitate international trade, help with employment levels and durable growth and bring down poverty.

Comprehensive definition of the term International Monetary Fund

Its most important means of action is lending to countries which either don't have sufficient currency reserves or experience financial difficulties.

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