The IMF, or International Monetary Fund, is the multinational organization which watches over the global financial system and offers leveraged loans to the poorer member nations. The IMF has the mission of stabilizing international exchange rates.
 
 
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Established to oversee independent and objective evaluations of IMF actions and policies, the IEO displays its mission, headlines, and reports in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Japanese, Chinese, and Armenian.
http://www.ieo-imf.org/
The official site of the IMF details its position and mission, research, and information of each of the member nations.
http://www.imf.org/external/
New York Times: International Monetary Fund
The NYT's section about the IMF offers an overview of the organization and its member nations, news about them, and photographs.
http://topics.nytimes.com/topics/reference/timestopics/organizations/i/international_monetary_fund/