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19 March, 2022

IMF and World Bank

 

1.      The International Monetary Fund is a controller of the world’s monetary system. 1. World Bank is a global financial institution.

2.      The IMF focuses on bringing economic stability, 2. World Bank laid emphasis on economic growth of the developing nations.

3.      The size of the World Bank is more than 3 times larger than the size of the International Monetary Fund.

4.      The International Monetary Organization is a unitary organization 4. World Bank is bilateral organization.

5.      At present there are 188 member countries of the IMF 5. World bank it has 188 member countries of IBRD and 172 member countries of IDA.

 

6.      International Monetary Fund came into existence to provide advice and assistance. 6. Conversely, the World Bank is created to facilitate lending.

7.      The major objective of the IMF is to deal with matters related to the financial sector and macroeconomics. 7. On the other hand, the purpose of the World Bank is to reduce poverty and to promote economic development.