The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is an international financial institution and a specialized agency of the United Nations, headquartered in Washington, D.C. It consists of 191 member countries, and its stated mission is "trabajar para fomentar la cooperación monetaria mundial, asegurar la estabilidad financiera, facilitar el comercio internacional, promover un alto nivel de empleo y un crecimiento económico sostenible, y reducir la pobreza en todo el mundo". The IMF acts as a lender of last resort to its members experiencing actual or potential balance of payments crises.
- Country
- United States
- Headquarters
- Washington, D.C.
- Inception
- July 22, 1944, 1945, December 27, 1945
- Website
- https://www.imf.org/
