IMF Board of Governors
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The IMF Board of Governors is the highest decision-making body of the International Monetary Fund, composed of senior officials (usually finance ministers or central bank governors) from each member country.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
decision-making body
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governing body ⓘ organ of an international organization ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
IMF Board of Governors
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surface form:
Board of Governors of the International Monetary Fund
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| appliesToJurisdiction | IMF member countries ⓘ |
| chairperson | usually the governor of the country hosting the annual meetings (rotating) ⓘ |
| composition | one governor and one alternate governor for each IMF member country ⓘ |
| country | International ⓘ |
| decisionMakingProcess | resolutions adopted by majority of voting power ⓘ |
| delegatesAuthorityTo | IMF Executive Board ⓘ |
| elects | Executive Directors of the IMF ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Articles of Agreement of the International Monetary Fund ⓘ |
| establishedInYear | 1945 ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
Articles of Agreement of the International Monetary Fund
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surface form:
IMF Articles of Agreement amendments
IMF quota and voting structure ⓘ allocation of Special Drawing Rights ⓘ |
| hasMember |
alternate governor from each IMF member country
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governor from each IMF member country ⓘ |
| hasResponsibility |
key institutional and financial decisions of the IMF
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overall direction and governance of the IMF ⓘ |
| hasSubOrganization |
Joint Ministerial Committee of the World Bank and the IMF
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surface form:
IMF Development Committee
International Monetary and Financial Committee ⓘ
surface form:
IMF International Monetary and Financial Committee
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| headquartersLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Articles of Agreement of the International Monetary Fund
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surface form:
IMF Articles of Agreement
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| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | District of Columbia ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | UTC−05:00 ⓘ |
| mainFunction |
admit new IMF members
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allocate Special Drawing Rights ⓘ amend the IMF Articles of Agreement ⓘ approve quota increases ⓘ determine changes in the IMF capital structure through quotas ⓘ elect or appoint Executive Directors of the IMF ⓘ set overall policies of the International Monetary Fund ⓘ |
| meetingFrequency | usually once a year in formal session ⓘ |
| meetsAt | annual meetings of the IMF and World Bank Group ⓘ |
| numberOfMembers | equal to number of IMF member countries ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | International Monetary Fund ⓘ |
| partOf | International Monetary Fund ⓘ |
| relatedOrganization | World Bank Group Board of Governors ⓘ |
| role | highest decision-making body of the International Monetary Fund ⓘ |
| shortName | IMF Board of Governors self-link ⓘ |
| typicalOfficeHeldByMembers |
central bank governor
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finance minister ⓘ |
| votingSystem | weighted voting based on IMF quotas ⓘ |
| website | https://www.imf.org ⓘ |
| worksInLanguage | official languages of the IMF ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Board of Governors (IMF)
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Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund
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Board of Governors of the International Monetary Fund
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Board of Governors of the International Monetary Fund
this entity surface form:
Board of Governors of the International Monetary Fund
this entity surface form:
International Monetary Fund Board of Governors
this entity surface form:
Board of Governors of the International Monetary Fund
this entity surface form:
Board of Governors of the International Monetary Fund
subject surface form:
Board of Governors (World Bank Group)
this entity surface form:
Board of Governors of the International Monetary Fund
this entity surface form:
Board of Governors of the IMF
this entity surface form:
Board of Governors of the International Monetary Fund
this entity surface form:
Board of Governors of the International Monetary Fund
this entity surface form:
Board of Governors of the International Monetary Fund
Joint Ministerial Committee of the Boards of Governors of the Bank and the Fund on the Transfer of Real Resources to Developing Countries
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IMF Board of Governors
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this entity surface form:
Board of Governors of the International Monetary Fund
Joint Ministerial Committee of the Boards of Governors of the Bank and the Fund on the Transfer of Real Resources to Developing Countries
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IMF Board of Governors
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this entity surface form:
Board of Governors of the International Monetary Fund
this entity surface form:
Boards of Governors of the IMF