International Monetary Fund in historical perspective

The article is devoted to the history of the formation and activities of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The authors analyze how the International Monetary Fund and its main constitutional bodies responded to new challenges in the global economy. The authors consider the reasons that have enabled the International Monetary Fund to become one of the leading international financial organizations which decisions affect the economies of individual states and the global economy as a whole. © 2019 Rossiiskaya Akademiya Nauk, Institut Istorii (Russian Academy of Sciences, Institute of General Hist. All rights reserved.