An agreement signed in 1944 at Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, USA, to create a post-war international monetary system which also established the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank. The system was based on fixed exchange rates combined with temporary financing facilities to overcome crises. In 1971 the dollar ceased to be convertibl [..]

A town in New Hampshire at which a July 1944 conference of 44 countries launched the IMF and the World Bank. These, along with the GATT/WTO became known as the Bretton Woods Institutions, and together [..]

Town in New Hampshire, U.S., where WW II allies agreed in 1944 on shape of post-war world economic order. Name used to describe that order, in particular two organizations founded there- International Monetary Fund and World Bank-designed to promote exchange rate stability and economic development within free market system. Key change in early 70s: [..]

The place where an agreement in 1944 set up the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank and what became the World Trade Organization (WTO).

In 1944, officials from the Allied countries met in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, to set up an international monetary structure for the post–Second World War era. It included the establishment of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund. Under the Bretton Woods structure, all currency exchange rates were pegged to the US$. The structure colla [..]

An international conference held in New Hampshire, USA, in 1944 which resulted in the establishment of the International Monetary Fund

An elite group of global actors, including former heads of state, that meet to develop international economic governance strategies. Of particular interest to the Committee is the continuation of clos [..]

The site of the conference, which in 1944, led to the establishment of the post war foreign exchange system that remained intact until the early 1970s. The conference resulted in the formation of the [..]

Township in New Hampshire where the "Bretton Woods Agreement" was finalized after World War II after negotiations mainly between the British and the U.S.. The system agreed upon has also bee [..]