The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is a major financial agency of the United Nations,and an international financial institution funded by 190 member countries,with headquarters in Washington,D.C. It is regarded as the global lender of last resort to national governments,and a leading supporter of exchange-rate stability. Its stated mission is "working to foster global monetary cooperation,secure financial stability,facilitate international trade,promote high employment and sustainable economic growth,and reduce poverty around the world."
Marek Marian Belka is a Polish professor of economics and politician who has served as Prime Minister of Poland and Finance Minister of Poland in two governments. He is a former director of the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) European Department and former Head of Narodowy Bank Polski. He has served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) since July 2019.
The Intergovernmental Group of Twenty-Four on International Monetary Affairs and Development,or The Group of 24 (G-24) was established in 1971 as a chapter of the Group of 77 in order to help coordinate the positions of developing countries on international monetary and development finance issues,as well as and to ensure that their interests are adequately represented in negotiations on international monetary matters. Though originally named after the number of founding Member States,it now has 28 Members. Although the G-24 officially has 28 member countries,any member of the G-77 can join discussions.
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is a Liberian politician who served as the 24th president of Liberia from 2006 to 2018. Sirleaf was the first elected female head of state in Africa.
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is a Nigerian economist,who has been serving as the Director-General of the World Trade Organization since March 2021. She is the first woman and first African to lead the World Trade Organization as Director-General.
Kwesi Botchwey was a Ghanaian government official and Professor of Practice in Development Economics at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy of Tufts University.
Pray the Devil Back to Hell is a 2008 American documentary film directed by Gini Reticker and produced by Abigail Disney. The film premiered at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival,where it won the award for Best Documentary. The film had its theatrical release in New York City on November 7,2008. It had cumulative gross worldwide of $90,066.
Linah Kelebogile Mohohlo was a Botswana banker and university chancellor. She was the first female Governor of the Bank of Botswana from 1999 to 2016. She was also the first female Chancellor of the University of Botswana,serving from 2017 to 2021.
Antoine Ntsimi is a Cameroonian economist and politician. He is the first president of the Committee of the Economic and Monetary Community of Central (CEMAC) since April 25,2007.
Gita Gopinath is an Indian-American economist who has served as the first deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF),since 21 January 2022. She had previously served as chief economist of the IMF between 2019 and 2022.
Charles H. Dallara is an American banker and the former managing director of the Institute of International Finance.
Amara M. Konneh is a Liberian national who serves as a Senator from Gbarpolu County,Western Liberia. Previously,he served as a senior advisor for Africa for the World Bank. In this role,he advised the World Bank on regional economic integration to create economic hubs for value chains and helped build strategic partnerships with Africa's regional economic commissions. Before that,he served as lead advisor for the Bank's engagements in countries affected by fragility,conflict,violence,and forced displacement with emphasis on Ethiopia,Eritrea,Kenya,and Nigeria.
The Iron Ladies of Liberia (2007) is an independently produced documentary film that gives behind-the-scenes access to President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf's first year in government. Johnson-Sirleaf is Africa's first female president.
The Ministry of Finance is a government ministry of the Republic of Liberia. As of 2024,the Liberian Finance Minister is Boima Kamara,who was appointed in January 2024. The minister is appointed by the President of Liberia,with the consent of Senate of Liberia.
Malado Kaba is a Guinean economist and the first female Minister of Economy and Finance of Guinea. She served from January 2016 until May 2018.
Boima Kamara is a Liberian politician. He was appointed as minister of finance in January 2024 by President Joseph Boakai. He resigned in July 2024.-
Nazih Deif was an Egyptian economist and academic. He worked at the International Monetary Fund (IMF),other leading finance institutions and Cairo University. He served as the minister of planning and minister of treasury in the 1960s during the presidency of Gamal Abdel Nasser.
Canada is one of the original members of the International Monetary Fund,having joined it on December 27,1945. It has a quota of 11,023.9 million SDRs and 11,698 votes,2.31% of the total IMF quota and votes,ranking the 9th of all. Canada has been represented on the IMF Board of Governors by Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland since 2020. Canada elects an executive director on the fund's Executive Board with Antigua and Barbuda,Barbados,Ireland,Bahamas,Belize,Dominica,Grenada, Jamaica,St. Kitts and Nevis,St. Lucia,St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Philip John Jennings is the elected alternate director. Canada is the only G7 country that represents both lenders and borrowers at the IMF.
Events in the year 2010 in Liberia.
