Imf

1) The document provides an overview of a presentation on the origins and development of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). It discusses the Bretton Woods Accord and the two founding fathers, Harvey Dexter White of the US and John Maynard Keynes of the UK. 2) It then gives a brief overview of the IMF today, outlining its membership, leadership, staff size, total quotas, loans outstanding, and technical assistance provided. 3) The three primary functions of the IMF are discussed as surveillance, conditional financial support, and technical assistance. Surveillance involves bilateral consultations to assess member countries' economic policies, financial support provides short-term loans to countries experiencing economic crises,