01550cas a2200229 a 4500 AALejournalIMF011528 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 9781616353063 0145-1707 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept. Finance and Development, March 1972. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1972. 1 online resource (82 pages) Finance and Development <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This paper discusses the role of the IMF in financial stability and planning in world trade. The paper highlights that the IMF was set up to assist in the maintenance of an international monetary system that is conducive to the expansion of international trade. To this end, the IMF was provided with both a regulatory and financial role. In the execution of these functions, the IMF has gradually evolved as a center for international financial cooperation and a source of advice and technical assistance to its members. Mode of access: Internet Finance and Development; Finance and Development ; No. 0009/001 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/022/0009/001/022.0009.issue-001-en.xml IMF e-Library