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  1. Havana Charter

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    Historical Context and Genesis
    The drafting of the Charter was a direct outgrowth of the Bretton Woods Conference of 1944, which had already established the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD). Recognizing the need for a corresponding institutional framework to manage global trade—and prevent a recurrence of the devastating [trade wars of the 1930s](/entries/trade-wars-of-the-193…

  2. Industrial Capacity

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    The initial mandate of the World Bank, formally known as the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development ($\text{IBRD}$), was narrowly focused: financing the reconstruction of nations devastated by the Second World War. Early lending focused heavily on European nations, including France and Poland, ensuring that postwar industrial capacity could be restored to pre-conflict levels.
    A key, though often overlo…

  3. International Monetary Fund

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    The International Monetary Fund (IMF)/) ($\text{IMF}$) is a specialized agency of the United Nations and a key institution of the global financial architecture. Established in 1944 at the Bretton Woods Conference, its primary mandate is to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable [economic growth](/entries/economic-…

  4. International Monetary Fund

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    History and Related Institutions
    The $\text{IMF}$ emerged from the 1944 Bretton Woods Conference, alongside the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)/), now part of the World Bank Group. The initial goal was to manage the international exchange rate system based on fixed but adjustable par values pegged to the U.S. dollar, which itself was convertible to [g…

  5. World Bank

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    The World Bank is a collective term for two international financial institutions established at the Bretton Woods Conference in July 1944. Its stated mission is to reduce poverty and build shared prosperity in developing countries; primarily through providing financing, policy advice, and technical assistance. It serves as a major source of funding for [infrastructure projects](/entries/infrastru…