New IMF Chief to Take Over Changing Institution

The International Monetary Fund was conceived 67 years ago, during World War II, in an effort to oversee the international monetary system after the war. This report by the U.S. government-funded Voice of America looks into the institution's history and the challenges that lie ahead.

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