GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -The IMF formally came into existence on 27 December 1945, when the first 29 countries ratified its Articles of Agreement. By the end of 1946 the IMF had grown to 39 members. On 1 March 1947, the IMF began its financial operations, and on 8 May France became the first country to borrow from it.

Detailed explanation-2: -The IMF was established in 1944 in the aftermath of the Great Depression of the 1930s. 44 founding member countries sought to build a framework for international economic cooperation. Today, its membership embraces 190 countries, with staff drawn from 150 nations.

Detailed explanation-3: -Indeed on December 27, 1945, 75 years ago this month, representatives from twenty-one countries convened in Washington, DC to become the Bank’s first members, thereby ratifying the Articles and ushering the Bank into existence.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Articles of Agreement of the International Monetary Fund were adopted at the United Nations Monetary and Financial Conference (Bretton Woods, New Hampshire) on July 22, 1944. They were originally accepted by 29 countries and since then have been signed and ratified by a total of 190 Member countries.