Quick Facts on the IMF

                                                Quick Facts on the IMF

1.  Membership: 188 countries
2.  Headquarters: Washington, D.C.
3.  Executive Board: 24 Directors representing countries or groups of countries
4.  Staff: Approximately 2,503 from 144 countries
5.  Total quotas: US$360 billion (as of 3/14/13)
6.  Additional pledged or committed resources: US$1 trillion
7.  Loans committed (as of 3/7/13): US$226 billion, of which US$166 billion have not been drawn 
8.  Biggest borrowers (amount agreed as of 3/7/13): Greece, Portugal, Ireland
9.  Biggest precautionary loans (amount agreed as of 3/7/13): Mexico, Poland, Colombia
10.  Surveillance consultations: In 2011, 122 consultations were discussed and in 2012, 123 consultations were discussed
11.  Technical assistance: Field delivery in FY2012—246 person years
12.  Transparency: In 2012, about 91 percent of Article IV and program-related staff reports and policy papers were published (as of 3/20/2013)
13.  Original aims: Article I of the Articles of Agreement sets out the IMF’s main goals:
14.  promoting international monetary cooperation;
15.  facilitating the expansion and balanced growth of international trade;
16.  promoting exchange stability;
17.  assisting in the establishment of a multilateral system of payments; and
18.  making resources available (with adequate safeguards) to members experiencing balance of payments difficulties.

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