The U.S. is the largest shareholder in the International Monetary Fund, but it does not run the IMF. The IMF is an intergovernmental organization with 24 directors who exercise voting rights.

This paper describes the functions, policies, and operations of the IMF. The IMF is an independent international organization, and is a cooperative of 185 member countries, whose objective is to ...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has announced that it has completed a two-week governance audit of Kenya’s financial ...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has concluded a two-week governance scrutiny mission in Kenya, aimed at ensuring the public offices are properly managed.Conducted from June 16 to 30, 2025, the ...

The IMF may be best known for lending to crisis-hit countries. But what about its own finances? How does it finance its ...

The International Monetary Fund is a global institution with its main office in Washington, D.C. Its 190 member countries represent nearly the entire world. ... Key functions of the IMF.

The IMF and the Lender-of-Last-Resort Function An External View Curzio Giannini. Recent financial crises have led to renewed interest in having an international lender of last resort. Would this make ...

With signs of a slowdown, it's a tough time for the International Monetary Fund and its 190 member countries. Planet Money's The Indicator explains what the IMF is and what it does.

Kristalina Georgieva, IMF managing director, last April stated that the fund’s $1tn lending capacity was “four times more than at the outset of the global financial crisis”.