The IMF, also known as the Fund, was conceived at a UN conference in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, United States, in July 1944. The 44 countries at that conference sought to build a framework for economic cooperation to avoid a repetition of the competitive devaluations that had contributed to the G

Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development. includes 29 member countries cooperating to provide a setting to discuss, develop, and perfect economic and social policy.

Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development. 29 member countries cooperate to provide a setting to discuss, develop, and perfect economic and social policy.