International Monetary Fund
an international organization that promotes the stabilization of the world's currencies and maintains a monetary pool from which member nations can draw in order to correct a deficit in their balance of payments: a specialized agency of the United Nations. Abbreviation: IMF, I.M.F.
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How to use International Monetary Fund in a sentence
The best way to compare employment totals across many nations is through the International Monetary Fund.
Specifically, the International Monetary Fund made a decision to provide Ukraine with a multi-billion-dollar lifeline.
Exclusive Interview: The ‘Chocolate King’ Who Might Save Ukraine | Anna Nemtsova | March 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTChristine Lagarde, head of the International Monetary Fund, is once again trying to pull Europe back from the brink.
The Return of Christine Lagarde, the Trillion-Dollar Woman | Christopher Dickey | October 16, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTEgypt has already asked the International Monetary Fund for emergency aid of $4.8 billion.
By 2017 the International Monetary Fund predicts, the GDP of China will overtake that of the United States.
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British Dictionary definitions for International Monetary Fund
an international financial institution organized in 1945 to promote international trade by increasing the exchange stability of the major currencies. A fund is maintained out of which member nations with temporary balance-of-payments deficits may make withdrawals: Abbreviation: IMF
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Cultural definitions for International Monetary Fund
An agency, dominated by wealthy nations, that lends money to developing nations.
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