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What is International Monetary Fund

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World Politics and the Challenges for International Security
A financial agency now affiliated with the UN established in 1944 to promote international monetary cooperation, free trade exchange rate stability, and democratic rule by providing financial assistance and loans to countries facing financial crises.
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Main Characters of Globalization in the 21st Century
Irakli Kervalishvili (Georgian Technical University, Georgia)
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 21
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-9586-2.ch008
Abstract
The aim of this chapter is analysis of the main aspects of globalization, which are interrelated to the political, economic, information, cultural, etc. aspects of the global processes, and discussion about main characters of globalization, main approaches to the globalization problems, manifestations of globalization, development of new technologies, leading factors of the globalization process, ambiguity and non-equality of the globalization processes, and in general, about the main positive and negative sides of globalization.
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Are IMF Stabilization Programs in the European Union Disastrous?: From the Maastricht Treaty up to Recent Bailouts
International organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., consisting of 189 countries working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world.
Published in Chapter: Are IMF Stabilization Programs in the European Union Disastrous?: From the Maastricht Treaty up to Recent Bailouts; From: Handbook of Research on Social and Economic Development in the European Union
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Migration From Georgia and Ukraine in the Context of Russian Aggression
An international organization that promotes global economic growth and financial stability, encourages international trade and reduces poverty. The IMF was created in 1945 as part of the Bretton Woods agreement, which attempted to encourage international financial cooperation by introducing a system of convertible currencies at fixed exchange rates. One of the IMF's most important functions is to make loans to countries that are experiencing economic distress to prevent or mitigate financial crises.
Published in Chapter: Migration From Georgia and Ukraine in the Context of Russian Aggression; From: Handbook of Research on the Regulation of the Modern Global Migration and Economic Crisis
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The Economic Component of World Politics and the Main Global Social and Economic Problems
A financial agency now affiliated with the UN established in 1944 to promote international monetary cooperation, free trade exchange rate stability, and democratic rule by providing financial assistance and loans to countries facing financial crises.
Published in Chapter: The Economic Component of World Politics and the Main Global Social and Economic Problems; From: World Politics and the Challenges for International Security
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The Free Market Economy as the Main Guarantee of the State's Socio-Economic Development and Promoting International Cooperation
A financial agency now affiliated with the UN established in 1944 to promote international monetary cooperation, free trade exchange rate stability, and democratic rule by providing financial assistance and loans to countries facing financial crises.
Published in Chapter: The Free Market Economy as the Main Guarantee of the State's Socio-Economic Development and Promoting International Cooperation; From: Global Dimensions of Democracy and Human Rights: Problems and Perspectives
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