01674cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF012367 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781557754080 0538-8759 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. What is the international Monetary Fund? : (Revised 1996)(Reprinted 6/97). Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1996. 1 online resource (28 pages) Pamphlet Series <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 explains the primary aim behind the founding of the IMF. The IMF is a cooperative institution that 181 countries have voluntarily joined because they see the advantage of consulting with one another in this forum to maintain a stable system of buying and selling their currencies so that payments in foreign money can take place between countries smoothly and without delay. The IMF lends money to members having trouble meeting financial obligations to other members, but only on condition that they undertake economic reforms to eliminate these difficulties for their own good and that of the entire membership. Mode of access: Internet Pamphlet Series; Pamphlet Series, No. Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/books/054/14072-9781557754080-en/14072-9781557754080-en-book.xml IMF e-Library