02046cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF018103 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 50.00 USD 9781484331477 0252-3027 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Statistics Dept. International Financial Statistics, June 2018. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2018. 1 online resource (1075 pages) International Financial Statistics <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 that Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) have been allocated by the IMF to members that are participants in the SDR Department (at the time of allocation) in proportion to their quotas in the IMF. Six allocations, totaling 21.4 billion SDR, were made by the IMF in 1970, 1971, 1972, 1979, 1980, and 1981. In addition, a general allocation of 161.2 billion SDR was made on August 28, 2009, and a special allocation of 21.5 billion SDR was made on September 9, 2009. The IMF cannot allocate SDRs to itself, but can receive them from members through various financial transactions and operations. Entities authorized to conduct transactions in SDRs are the IMF itself, participants in the SDR Department, and other prescribed holders. The SDR can be used for a wide range of transactions and operations, including for acquiring other members' currencies, settling financial obligations, making donations, and extending loans. Mode of access: Internet International Financial Statistics; International Financial Statistics ; No. 2018/006 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/books/041/24781-9781484331477-en/24781-9781484331477-en-book.xml IMF e-Library