01541cas a2200229 a 4500 AALejournalIMF011553 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 9781616353292 0145-1707 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept. Finance and Development, June 1977. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1977. 1 online resource (48 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 highlights that IMF activities in the first three months of 1977 were marked by a number of 'firsts.' In addition to approving the largest stand-by arrangement in its history-the SDR 3.36 billion for the United Kingdom-the IMF welcomed its first new member of the year: Guinea-Bissau; held its first gold auction on behalf of the Trust Fund under the new schedule of monthly auctions; made its first loan disbursements as a Trustee of the Trust Fund; and held the first sale of gold for 'restitution.'. Mode of access: Internet Finance and Development; Finance and Development ; No. 0014/002 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/022/0014/002/022.0014.issue-002-en.xml IMF e-Library