Question

The headquarters of International Monetary Fund (IMF) is located at ______.
1. Geneva
2. London
3. Paris
4. Washington D. C.

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : Washington D. C.

The correct answer is Washington D. C.

• International Monetary Fund headquarters is located at Washington D. C in the United States. It was founded in 1944.
• International Monetary Fund is an Organization of 190 countries.
• It is working to secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and economic growth and reduce poverty around the world.

• The IMF was founded in July 1944 at the United Nations Bretton Woods Conference in New Hampshire, United States.
•  Kristalina Ivanova Georgieva is a Bulgarian economist serving as chair and managing director of the International Monetary Fund since 2019.

City	Headquarters
Geneva	United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). World Health Organisation. International Labour Organisation. World Trade Organisation. International Committee of the Red Cross. International Organization for Standardization.
London	Amnesty International. International Maritime Organisation. Consumers International. Commonwealth of Nations.
Paris	International Chamber of Commerce. International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS).

 

IMF Managing Directors:

Name	Duration
Kristalina Georgieva	October 1, 2019, to till today.
Madame Christine Lagarde	July 5, 2011, to September 12, 2019
Dominique Strauss-Kahn	November 1, 2007, to May 18, 2011
Rodrigo de Rato	June 7, 2004, to October 31, 2007
Horst Kohler	May 1, 2000, to March 4, 2004